STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE INVESTIGATORS MADE THEIR WAY TO RURAL JONES COUNTY FOLLOWING A FATAL SHOOTING LATE TUESDAY. A FIRE WAS INITIALLY REPORTED SOUTH OF MARTELLE. FIRST RESPONDERS ENCOUNTERED A PERSON ALLEDGEDLY WIELDING A KNIFE. THAT INDIVIDUAL WAS SHOT DEAD BY JONES COUNTY DEPUTIES. BECAUSE THE SHOOTING INVOLVED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, THE STATE’S DIVISION OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE.
THE WATERLOO NATIVE AND FORMER NEW YORK TIMES WRITER WHO CREATED THE 1619 PROJECT IS FOUNDING AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IN WATERLOO. NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES IS SPONSORING THE 1619 FREEDOM SCHOOL. 1619 REFERS TO THE DATE WHEN THE FIRST AFRICAN SLAVES WERE SOLD IN NORTH AMERICA. AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM INDICATED IT WOULD FOCUS ON BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY AND SAYS IT IS INTENDED TO ADDRESS A LITERACY GAP BETWEEN WHITE AND BLACK STUDENTS. PROGRAM LEADERS INDICATE THEY HOPE TO MAKE THE CURRICULUM AVAILABLE IN OTHER LOCATIONS BEGINNING NEXT YEAR. THE 1619 FREEDOM SCHOOL WILL BE PRIVATELY FUNDED.
CEDAR RAPIDS MAYORAL CANDIDATE TIFFANY O’DONNELL SAYS PUBLIC SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES BROUGHT HER INTO THE RACE. O’DONNELL WAS A RECENT GUEST DURING KXEL LIVE AND LOCAL. O’DONNELL IS CEO OF WOMEN LEAD CHANGE. SHE IS CHALLENGING INCUMBENT CEDAR RAPIDS MAYOR BRAD HART. ACTIVIST AMARA ANDREWS IS ALSO MAKING A BID FOR THE OFFICE. CANDIDATES FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 16TH TO FILE FOR THE BALLOT.
POLICE CHASED A VEHICLE FROM CENTRAL CEDAR RAPIDS TO HIAWATHA ON TUESDAY NIGHT. THE DRIVER OF A MID-SIZED SEDAN DODGED MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE CUTTING SEVERAL TIRES ON STOP STICKS. THE CAR CAME TO REST AT A GAS STATION NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BLAIRS FERRY ROAD AND CENTER POINT ROAD. THREE PEOPLE WERE REPORTEDLY ARRESTED. IT WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY RELEASED WHAT LED TO THE PURSUIT.
IOWA IS ONE OF SEVERAL STATES UNDER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION FOR RULES WHICH PROHIBIT LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM IMPLEMENTING FACE-COVERING MANDATES. OUR COVERAGE PARTNERS AT CBS-2 SPOKE TO U.S. EDUCATION SECRETARY MIGUEL CARDONA TUESDAY. CARDONA WAS ASKED WHETHER FEDERAL FUNDS COULD BE WITHHELD FROM IOWA SCHOOLS IN RESPONSE TO THE STATE LAW. THE DEPARTMENT’S INVESTIGATION IS BASED ON FEDERAL RULES INTENDED TO PROTECT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
THE CEDAR RIVER IN CEDAR FALLS IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER TODAY. IN INDEPENDENCE GAUGES ON THE WAPSIPINICON SHOW A CREST, WITH WATER BEGINNING TO RECEDE. A FLOOD WARNING FOR SOME DOWNSTREAM AREAS ON THE WAPSI IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
IF YOU DON’T HAVE TICKETS FOR SATURDAY’S UNI PANTHER FOOTBALL GAME AT IOWA STATE, YOU’RE LIKELY OUT OF LUCK. THE CYCLONE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT SAYS JACK TRICE STADIUM IS SOLD OUT FOR THE SEASON-OPENER. COVERAGE ON NEWS/TALK 1540 KXEL BEGINS AT 2:30 SATURDAY.
THE CEDAR VALLEY BACKS THE BLUE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE HAS FORMALLY ENDORSED MARGARET KLEIN IN THE RACE FOR WATERLOO MAYOR. THE GROUP MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON TUESDAY, NOTING KLEIN’S ABILITY TO CORRESPOND WITH CONSTITUENTS. KLEIN CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE WATERLOO CITY COUNCIL AND IS CHALLENGING MAYOR QUENTIN HART. THE CEDAR VALLEY BACKS THE BLUE PAC HAS BEEN CRITICAL OF THE WAY THE CITY HAS MANAGED POLICE OPERATIONS IT COALESCED AFTER THE DEPARTMENT’S LONG-TIME GRIFFIN LOGO WAS RETIRED AND REPLACED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
IN CEDAR RAPIDS, MAYORAL CANDIDATE TIFFANY O’DONNELL TALKED ABOUT WHAT VOTERS ARE TELLING HER AHEAD OF THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. O’DONNELL WILL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT IN A RACE AGAINST INCUMBENT BRAD HART AND FELLOW CHALLENGER AMARA ANDREWS. FIND THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH O’DONNELL AT KXEL.COM.
A CONTROVERSIAL PLAN TO BUILD A NEW HOSPITAL IN NORTH LIBERTY IS MOVING FORWARD. THE STATE HEALTH FACILITIES COUNCIL OK’ED THE 230 MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY TUESDAY. IT WAS PROPOSED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE HOSPITAL HAD BEEN VOTED DOWN. OTHER HEALTH CARE ENTITIES HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE PROPOSED FACILITY WOULD CANNIBALIZE THE MARKET FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN THE CORRIDOR.
