CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – The school board for the Cedar Rapids Community School District says it plans to name an interim superintendent in the next few days. In a message addressed to CRCSD Staff and Families, the district said the issue will be on the agenda for its Oct. 24 meeting, and naming the interim superintendent during the meeting is likely. It comes after Superintendent Noreen Bush handed in her resignation last month. Bush has been battling cancer for the last two and a half years while serving as superintendent. She first took on the role in February 2020 when the board unanimously approved a three-year contract with her. Bush was named Superintendent of the year last year. The board said Noreen Bush’s term as acting superintendent will now end on Nov. 1. She was previously expected to maintain the role through June 30, 2023, with a national search process for a new superintendent expected to begin on July 1, 2023. The board said the interim superintendent, once named, could begin the role as early as Nov. 1.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – A Cedar Rapids teen has been arrested and faces multiple charges in connection to a shooting from earlier this month on the city’s southwest side. In a press release, police said the shooting happened in the 2200 block of C Street SW on Oct. 9. Police said a 29-year-old Muscatine man suffered a life-threatening gunshot wound to his back in the incident. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Officials have not released an update on his condition. Police arrested the 16-year-old suspect on Thursday. The teen faces charges of Attempted Murder, Willful Injury Resulting in Serious Injury, and Going Armed with Intent.
MARION, Iowa (KCRG) – At approximately 6:26 p.m. Thursday, Marion Fire was notified of a garage fire in the 300 block of Larick Drive. Upon arrival, crews found a 2-stall detached garage with heavy smoke showing. The fire was quickly extinguished. The occupants of the residence were home at the time of the fire, but no one was injured during the incident. The building suffered moderate fire damage and heavy smoke damage. Crews cleared out the scene at approximately 7:34 p.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (KCRG) – A former bank vice president and lending officer who submitted false documents to the bank for whom he worked was sentenced to federal prison on Thursday. 59-year-old Bradley Schlotfeldt pled guilty to one count of making a false statement to a financial institution. Court records show that Schlotfeldt submitted false documents related to multiple loans that led to the bank writing off $6,738,290.35 in bad loans. Schlotfeldt was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment and ordered to pay $3,000,000 in restitution.
