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Chattanooga: Missing woman’s siblings file restraining order against husband

photo Matthew Palmgren speaks at a brief news conference concerning his missing wife, Gail, at the Signal Mountain Recreation Department in Signal Mountain.
photo Gail Palmgren. Contributed Photo

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Gail Palmgren was last seen driving a crimson-red Rubicon Jeep with a back tire cover that says “Life is Good” in the shape of a daisy and a personalized Alabama tag reading, “EAZY ST.” She is 5 feet 8, weighs 135 pounds and has blond hair and brown eyes. Anyone with any information can contact Signal Mountain Police Department at 423-886-2124.

The brother and sister of a missing Signal Mountain woman have asked a local court to prevent her husband from moving their two children out of state.

The restraining order filed by Kevin Nowacki and Diane Nowacki Nichols, siblings of the missing Gail Palmgren, 44, also asks the court to appoint a legal guardian for the children.

The order was filed Friday against Matthew Palmgren in Hamilton County Chancery Court. Chancellor Frank Brown III is scheduled to hear from the attorneys on July 11.

Gail Nowacki Palmgren was last seen April 30.