From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office seized and removed vehicles from the lot at Sky Auto Mall Thursday morning. A judge ruled nearly a week ago those vehicles should be returned to Stellantis. The auto-maker is suing the owners of Sky Auto, accusing them of taking out double loans and keeping two sets of financial records to hide them. Stellantis says the owners owe more than $12 million. Sky Auto has closed both its locations in Center Point and Newhall, and laid off 76 employees.
Gov. Kim Reynolds could soon sign a bill to loosen restrictions on car window tints. The current 70 percent light transmission requirement would be cut to 50 percent. The new law would apply to the driver and passenger side windows; the back windows can be as dark as the driver wants.
Former Cedar Rapids mayor Ron Corbett was honored this week. Corbett is retiring as vice president of economic development with the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance at the end of the month. He served as the mayor of Cedar Rapids from 2009 to 2017 and served in the Iowa House for more than a decade, including serving as Speaker of the House. Corbett says he’ll use retirement to spend more time with his loved ones.
Linn County Health’s latest survey finds most residents have good health. The Health Department says life expectancy is slightly higher than state and national averages. Heart disease and cancer remain the leading causes of death in Linn County. The Health Department also says mental and behavioral health concerns are on the rise with mental health conditions a leading cause of hospitalization.
Some people in Creston thought they saw a fire in a wooded area. That’s not what it was. The Creston Fire Department and Iowa DNR responded, but found it wasn’t smoke–but clouds of pollen being whipped up from nearby cedar trees. Pollen levels for cedar, juniper and elm trees are high to very high in parts of eastern Iowa right now.
