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• Why a former Marion business operator faces 20 years in prison

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and colder, with a high of 23 and low of 20 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 30, low: 20.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 32 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Cedar Rapids felon gets 20 years for illegal firearm possession (kwwl.com) — A former used appliance business operator in Marion has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after officers found him with a handgun that had its serial number removed. The case, investigated in part by the Marion Police Department, highlights his long history of drug-related and violent offenses and underscores ongoing regional efforts to address gun crime in Linn County.
   

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  Jefferson High School
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  Jefferson High School
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Monday January 5

• Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Marion vs Washington
  Washington High School
  5:00 pm
• Varsity Girls Basketball - Marion vs Washington
  Washington High School
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Varsity Boys Wrestling - Wrestling Quad
  Beckman Catholic High School
  5:30 pm
• Varsity Boys Swimming - Iowa City West vs Cedar Rapids Washington
  Washington High School
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• Carjacking suspect shoots at officers in I-380 incident (kcrg.com)
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Cedar Rapids

• Cedar Rapids bar hosts fundraisers for family after Christmas Day fire tragedy (kcrg.com)
• The most popular food, restaurant stories of 2025 celebrate growth, new horizons (thegazette.com)
• Corridor Cross Checks: ECHL games back on as new CBA officially ratified (thegazette.com)

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