Namputu and dickson mandiki, who h just moved fm illinois a a were living together in cedar rapids. Kabeyas close friend, emmanuel mambo, says kabeya came to the United States in october last year mamba says this is a heartbreaking loss not only for him but for the tightlyknit Congolese Community hes a part of. 53 21 25 michka, hes really my best fried for a long, long time. Emmanuel mambo says he greeup with michka kabeya, and even helped him get his visa to come to the United States. He leaves behind a wife who was injured badly in the crash and a young son whos in kindergarten. Platini namputu, pictured here, lived with dickson mandiki. Mambo heard about the crash about 6 hours after it happened early thursday morning. He talked to us through an interpreter, using a mix of french and lingala. 55 54 06 the day before, i was with michka here, me, and we talked, we spent the night together. And then it was really a shock for me to hear from the family that he passed away. Mambo says th
Out of the southwest to benefit our temperatures. Into t evening lows will stay warm, bottoming o in the middle to upper 20s. Winds will ntinue to move out of the uthwest. Tomorrow brbrgs slighghy warmer conditions, but will change into the evening. Sunday starts off quiet, but light snow showers will move in later in the day and evening. Winds will also begin to pick up speed out of the west at 15 to 25 mph. With the light snow, accumulations are expected to stay light. However the wind will cause white out conditions for some especially those to the northwest. If you have plans for the big game sunday night, make sure to drive carefully. Thanks britley. A wellknown cedar rapids businessman wont learn his jail sentence until later this month. A federal judge had planned to announce the sentencing for midamar founder bill aossy yesterday. But testimony and arguments at that hearing, led the judge to postpone aossey s senncing. Last july, a jury convicted him of mislabeling meat product
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