CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Noreen Bush has submitted her resignation as Superintendent to the Cedar Rapids Community School District board of directors. Bush will continue in her role through the remainder of the 2022-2023 school year. Her final day will be effective June 30th, 2023. In a message sent to families in the Cedar Rapids School District Community, the District stated:
As Superintendent Noreen Bush has turned her focus on her health with a recent medical leave of absence, please see the following announcements. Noreen Bush will remain superintendent of the Cedar Rapids Community School District during her FMLA and through the remainder of the 2022-2023 school year. Noreen Bush has submitted her resignation to the Cedar Rapids Community School District board of directors, effective June 30, 2023. An announcement will be forthcoming on a national search process for a superintendent who will begin July 1, 2023. ”Noreen’s leadership combines intellect and compassion, and we are lucky to have the ‘Iowa Superintendent of the Year’ in our district,” says Board President David Tominsky. “We have all learned from how well she carries herself through school matters, and she has built an amazing team of talented, capable leaders around her. Collectively, we continue our dedicated service and support to the Cedar Rapids community as we move forward.”
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – The Marion Police Department is asking for the public to fill out an online form if they own security cameras outside. The department wants to update its database of cameras, which police say allows it to solve crimes and missing person cases quicker. The police doesn’t receive direct access to security camera video if somebody registers their camera online. Officer Tom Daubs, who is a spokesperson for the Marion Police, said the department used cameras to catch suspects who police said spray painted antisemitic and racist messages. He said the department uses the database as an investigative tool from time to time. “We’re just trying to connect those dots and add pieces to the puzzle,” Daubs said.
MARSHALL COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) – A human jawbone found in the Iowa River last month was determined to have likely belonged to a prehistoric man. On August 10th at approximately 4:00 pm, deputies with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office were directed to a remote area in the Iowa river where a possible human lower jawbone was discovered by Marshall County Conservation staff during a biological and wildlife survey. Officials say that the jawbone was intact but deteriorated, indicating that it was at least several years old. Investigators conducted a more thorough search of the area and located three additional potential human bones. The suspected human remains were sent to the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office for further testing. Examiner’s determined that the mandible was human and that the remaining bones were non-human. The remains were then transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist and the University of Iowa for further examination. The mandible was determined likely to belong to a prehistoric Native American, middle to older age male. More research is expected to be done on the jawbone.
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa (KCRG) – A 15-year-old has been arrested and charged with a threat of terrorism after police received reports of a possible threat of a shooting at New Hampton Community Schools on Wednesday. In a press release, New Hampton police said they immediately began investigating the situation, maintaining close contact with school administrators. Police arrested the teenage boy on Thursday morning. He was taken to the North Iowa Juvenile Detention Center in Waterloo. Police say there is no credible evidence of an active threat to students or staff.
