Jared Strong
Investigative Reporter at The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Investigative reporter for the Cedar Rapids Gazette
Articles
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1 week ago |
siouxcityjournal.com | Jared Strong
A man accused of cutting and stealing more than 50 trees from a public area — including a 175-year-old bur oak — recently lost an appeal of his criminal convictions, according to court records. Jason Levant Ferguson, 42, of Rolfe in northwest Iowa, was found guilty by a jury in 2023 of felony theft and 50 timber violations. He received a suspended prison sentence, but was ordered to pay about $58,000 in fines and restitution.
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1 week ago |
thegazette.com | Jared Strong
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A mysterious fire found inside a 350-year-old sycamore tree — believed to be the largest in Iowa — caught headlines and the attention of Iowans last year. At the time, it was unclear how the fire started — officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources were asking the public for information and releasing few details.
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2 weeks ago |
thegazette.com | Jared Strong
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A man accused of cutting and stealing more than 50 trees from a public area — including a 175-year-old bur oak — recently lost an appeal of his criminal convictions, according to court records. Jason Levant Ferguson, 42, of Rolfe in northwest Iowa, was found guilty by a jury in 2023 of felony theft and 50 timber violations.
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2 weeks ago |
wcfcourier.com | Jared Strong
A third case of measles in Iowa – this one in the Iowa City area – was reported Wednesday. According to a news release from the Johnson County Public Health Department, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services confirmed a case in an unvaccinated child who was exposed during international travel. A vaccinated man in eastern Iowa was recently confirmed to be the second person in Iowa to be infected by the virus, which was eliminated in the United States in 2000.
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2 weeks ago |
globegazette.com | Jared Strong
A third case of measles in Iowa -- this one in the Iowa City area -- was reported Wednesday. According to a press release from the Johnson County Public Health Department, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services confirmed a case in an unvaccinated child who was exposed during international travel. A vaccinated man in eastern Iowa was recently confirmed to be the second person in Iowa to be infected by the virus, which was eliminated in the United States in 2000.
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