From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:
Construction is now underway on the new J-R-S Pharma manufacturing facility in Cedar Rapids that could bring 50- to 60 jobs to the area. This new two story facility will help with manufacturing tablets and capsules used for medication. Construction on this facility should be done sometime in 2024.
A survey of well water in Dubuque found higher-than-expected levels of a potentially dangerous chemical… but not enough to make the city’s water unsafe to drink. Dubuque released testing data Tuesday that found high levels of ‘PFAS’- or ‘forever chemicals’. In response, the city says it took two of those shallow wells off-line, and will instead rely more heavily on other sources for water. The city says the shallow wells that tested higher for PFAS are right along the Mississippi River, which makes them more susceptible to those chemicals.
A man is dead after the small plane he was flying hit power lines and crashed while taking off at the Adams County Airport near Corning. The pilot was the only person on board. Iowa State Patrol, the F-A-A and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating Monday’s crash.
One man faces charges after police say they found loaded guns and nearly 900 rounds of ammunition in a vehicle near a holiday event last month in Galena. Police say they received a report of a vehicle driving recklessly… and found the unoccupied car near a Christmas tree lighting on Commerce Street downtown. Officers say Samuel Stoddard and an unnamed woman walked towards the vehicle. When they reached it, officers detained them. This is when they found an AR-10 rifle, an AK-47 rifle, and an AK-47 pistol. Each were loaded. Police say they are still investigating and say more charges are likely.
Federal education officials say Ottumwa Schools violated federal law regarding civil rights after a complaint of racism. The department says some white students subjected a black middle school student to racist harassment in the last two school years. This included repeated use of numerous racial slurs, using the term “K-K-K” and mimicking George Floyd’s death. It will now pay the student’s family for damages, review its policy and provide more training.
