Waterloo police have identified the victim in Tuesday afternoon’s shooting near the intersection of Logan Avenue and Kern Street. Police said 44-year-old Terrell Manning was injured by a gunshot wound to the left side of his face. He is receiving treatment in Iowa City. Authorities have not released any other information at this time.
Half of the approximate $133.4 million of damage Cedar Rapids businesses sustained in the August 10th derecho was not covered by insurance, according to a City of Cedar Rapids survey. The city presented those findings at Tuesday’s City Council meeting as an overview of the impact of the storm, which does not include losses by the government or individuals. The 2020 derecho that tore across Iowa and other Midwest states is the most costly natural disaster in U.S. history with an estimated $10 billion in losses. Property damage made up the bulk of the Cedar Rapids losses, totaling $69 million. Lost sales made up another large chunk, adding up to an estimated $41 million. More than half of businesses in Cedar Rapids were closed for a week or more after the derecho hit, 32% were closed 2 weeks or more. The survey found industries already hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic–tourism, retail and dining—were the hardest hit by the storm. On the positive side, of the 112 businesses that responded to the survey, just 15% planned job cuts in 2020 due to the storm losses.
The Iowa Department of Corrections reports a second prison worker has died from COVID-19. The department says a staff member from the Clarinda Correctional Facility died on November 28. No other information about the staffer has been released. The first prison worker died with COVID-19 on November 16; that employee worked at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women in Mitchellville. So far, 10 inmates across the state have died from COVID-19-related complications.
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the COVID-19 Arts & Cultural Recovery Program yesterday. Some $7 million in federal CARES Act funding will go to provide short-term relief to arts venues, cultural organization and creative workers who have lost significant business or income due to the pandemic. The program will be offered through the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. The Iowa Arts & Cultural Recovery Program will provide grants to venues to make up for lost admissions, ticket sales, and other revenue, as well as to artists who can demonstrate lost revenue or increased expenditures, due to the pandemic.
