From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:
Investigators have confirmed the bones found Wednesday in Coralville are human remains. Police and medical examiners are trying to answer the next big questions: who the person was, how they ended up there, and whether there are more remains still waiting to be found. The investigation is centered near Prince of Peace Church and Northwest Middle School, along the 1700 block of 8th Street in Coralville. Investigators say they don’t currently see obvious signs of a homicide–none of the bones appear to be broken–but they emphasize it’s still early and identifying the remains could take months or even years.
Iowa will hold a ceremony in Des Moines this morning as members of the National Guard are sent to active duty in Washington, D.C. The 120 soldiers are being deployed for six months to patrol such areas as the National Mall and the Smithsonian Museum for events associated with America 250 and the Trump Administration’s Freedom 250. They may be back in Iowa at the end of the year.
Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff until sundown today to honor Iowa native Brad Hovey. Maj. Hovey was a pilot killed during a B-52 flight test mission in California last month.
John Deere and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a settlement in an antitrust lawsuit over the right to repair farm equipment. The FTC and five states had accused Deere of maintaining monopoly power for repair services for its equipment. The company had forced farmers to get their Deere equipment repairs done only at the company’s authorized dealers. Now, farmers will have more options to repair their own John Deere tractors and farm equipment. Under the agreement, Deere will be required to provide the resources–including software to read and reset codes–to third-party repair shops for the next ten years. The FTC says it will monitor the process.
Work is set to begin today to remove the iconic Hawkins Drive water tower in the heart of the University of Iowa campus. Much of the work is to continue during weekends through the end of August. It will be dismantled in sections and is not expected to impact the nearby hospital entrances.
