WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. FD 36722) entitled "Chicago, Central and Pacific Railroad Co. - Trackage Rights Exemption - Cedar River Railroad Co.": * * * Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad Company (CCP) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. Sec. 1180.2(d)(7) for acquisition of overhead trackage rights over approximately 41.5 miles of rail line owned by Cedar River Railroa  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Sept. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A man who conspired with others to distribute methamphetamine and heroin was convicted by a jury on September 14, 2023, after a four-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Michael Garrick Denson, age 33, from Illinois, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin and one count of possession with the intent to distri  more