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MOTORCYCLE CRASH: Marshalltown Man Killed

Submitted by WHO-TV Web Staff
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, 1:02pm

A motorcycle crash in Marshall County Monday night crash last night killed one man and injured his passenger.

A crash report by the Iowa State Patrol says 33-year-old Matthew Lavender was driving a motorcycle on Highway 14, two miles north of Marshalltown, around 11:00 p.m. Troopers say the motorcycle ran off the road, into a ditch and rolled.

Both Lavender and his passenger, 32-year-old April Stanley, were thrown from the bike. Lavender was pronounced dead at the scene.

Stanley had minor injuries.

The State Patrol is still looking into the cause of the accident.

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TRACK TICKETS: Students Get Free Admission

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Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, 11:50am

The USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships get underway Wednesday at Drake University’s Blue Oval.

Fans will be traveling from across the country to cheer on their favorite athletes, but Iowa kids are getting a chance to see the action live for free.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association announced Tuesday that free tickets to the events on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are being offered to K-12 students. The complimentary tickets are being paid for by Principal Financial Group.

If you’re interested in getting tickets, they can be obtained at the Iowa Hall of Pride at 330 Park Street in Des Moines from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Students will have to show a school ID to get tickets and the limit is two tickets per student.

Drake last hosted the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 2010.

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BYE FLOPPY: Museum Exhibit To Close

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Tuesday, June 4th, 2013, 10:25pm

After more than two decades at the State Historical Museum a popular character exhibit will be retired.

The museum has decided to makes some changes that require removing the Floppy Exhibit.

They will replace the 21-year-old exhibit on June 9 and use the space for a new exhibit focusing on the history of RAGBRAI.

Duane Ellett and Floppy appeared on WHO-TV from 1957 to 1987.  Many in WHO’s viewing area would remember beeping Floppy’s nose and asking Floppy “why the chicken crossed the road”.

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FLOOD CLEANUP: Waters Leave Damage

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Sunday, June 2nd, 2013, 11:18pm

After extensive floods across the state, Governor Branstad will get a first-hand look at the damage left behind by the receding flood waters, Monday.

He’ll travel to New Hartford, in northeast Iowa, where the water is now receding.  The governor will then stop in Iowa City where the Iowa River isn’t expected to crest until later this week.

Another area that is still reeling from the floods is Marshall County.

It’s hard to grasp how much water flooded the county a few days ago.

“Everybody at work was telling me I should have a ferry so I can shuttle so I could take everyone on this side of the river and take em to work,” says Steve Pille of Marshalltown.

Residents living in the area were forced to take a 32 mile detour in order to drive into Marshalltown.

Now that the water has gone down, people are cleaning up the leftovers.

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FLOODING RECEDING: Roads Reopened

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Sunday, June 2nd, 2013, 7:40pm

Some cooperation from Mother Nature and hard work by road crews helped to get traffic flowing again in Marshall County.

Crews had to shut down Highway 330 and Highway 14 last week when flood waters went over the road.

This weekend the Iowa River dropped enough for crews to be able to clean up the road and reopen both highways.

However, highway 169 near Adel is still closed due to flooding.

Crews shut down the road last Monday when it was no longer safe for drivers to pass. A timeframe on when that road will be reopened hasn’t been released.

Early last week there were fears the Fleur Drive would close. On Sunday, the arterial road is in the clear, for now.

The river crested at just below 16.5 feet Friday.

The current forecast has the river dropping below flood stage Wednesday.

The flood waters may no longer be threatening Fleur Drive but at Water Works Park you can still see significant flooding from the Raccoon River.

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DISASTER PROCLAMATION: Nearly Half The State Named

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Saturday, June 1st, 2013, 9:22pm

Governor Branstad is adding more counties to the disaster proclamation list following the recent storms and flooding.

On Saturday, 17-counties were added to the disaster proclamation bringing the total to 47 counties eligible for disaster assistance across the state. That’s nearly half of Iowan counties.

The governor will join state, local and FEMA officials Monday to conduct damage assessments to determine if the damage warrants a presidential disaster declaration request.

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DAMAGE TOUR: Braley Visits Flooded Cities

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Friday, May 31st, 2013, 5:48pm

An Iowa congressman is back at home to see flood damage and offer help to victims.

Representative Bruce Braley began touring soggy cities early Friday morning.

One of his four stops was in Marshalltown where city and county officials shared with him the damage they have discovered so far. They believe one of the biggest expenses will be repairing infrastructure. The group also told Braley about the damaged furnaces and water heaters in many local basements.

“The most important thing we can do is be a resource to people in all the communities impacted by the flood making sure we help them identify all the public assistance and private assistance that they may be eligible for,” Braley said.

Officials also mentioned that is could be sometime before all the damage is discovered.

Braley also visited Amana, Chelsea and Cedar Rapids.

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