Crime & Safety

Occupy Iowa, Shawn Johnson, Nike and Megabus Scare: 10/25 Urbandale Morning Report

Directing Urbandale readers to relevant or entertaining news on metro sites this morning.

  • West Des Moines Patch has the sad story of a man who died trying to stay warm in his car overnight.

 

  • The Jordan Creek Mall is getting a Nike factory store, according to KCCI.com.

 

  • KCCI.com also has video and a story of a bizarre accident on Interstate 80-35 near the Merle Hay Road accident. A semi crashed through guard rails on the interstate and ended up on the bike trail below. 

 

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  • Occupy Iowa City has been told by the city they must halt construction of a wooden framework at College Green Park, according to DesMoinesRegister.com.

 

  • Scary news for Megabus riders. A Megabus driver was pulled over near Iowa City and charged with being drunk while driving the bus from Chicago.

 

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  • Shawn Johnson helps the United States win another gold medal at the Pan American Games, DesMoinesRegister.com reports.

 

  • The Register also has an alarming cover story about the number of children killed in ATV accidents.

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