WATERLOO, Iowa (KCRG) – The Waterloo Police Department says the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened late Wednesday night. Police say at 9:38 p.m., officers pulled over a vehicle in the 800-block of Sycamore Street that was suspected of having been involved in a shots fired call. Police say at some point, an officer-involved shooting happened. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation tells KCRG-TV9 that a suspect was taken to a local hospital. No officers were hurt. The officer involved has been placed on leave as per protocol. TV9 also asked Iowa DCI why the officer fired their weapon and if the suspect also used a weapon. The agency says that’s all under investigation.
BAXTER, Iowa (KCCI/KCRG) – A former central Iowa police chief is filing a civil rights complaint against the city of Baxter. It comes two days after he pleaded guilty to non-felonious misconduct in office. William Daggett’s attorney told KCCI the complaint alleges the city failed to provide accommodations required under his contract. His plea deal is tied to improper payroll and compensation for failing to report using sick time. A state audit found that Daggett collected more than $51,000 in improper funds. He was ordered to pay a $430 fine but will not serve jail time. A theft charge was also dropped.
CENTRAL CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – Central City city leaders are supporting a proposed data center, but residents are raising questions about what it could mean for the community. The city council is working on a new ordinance, using an ordinance recently adopted by Palo as a model. The proposed facility would be about 18,500 square feet. Council members said that is much smaller than the large data centers often associated with companies such as Google and QTS. Council members said the generators would only be expected to run about 18 hours a year, and a third party would test noise levels. Council members also said the facility would use a closed-loop cooling system. They said water would primarily be used for bathrooms and cleaning, rather than for cooling the computers. The city has not yet received a building plan for the project, and the company has not purchased the proposed property. City officials said the project could generate about $19 million in tax revenue, with roughly half going directly to Central City. But some residents questioned whether the project’s impacts on electricity, water, noise and future development have been adequately addressed.
PEOSTA, Iowa (KCRG) — A data center developer says he welcomes new rules for a possible Peosta project as a recent survey finds 87% of residents oppose any development. Developer Jim Conlan says he’s working with Karis Critical to try to build a hyperscale data center in Dubuque County. Most of the packed crowd at Wednesday’s Peosta City Council work session opposes the plan. Conlan and Karis jointly own land south of Highway 20 in Peosta that they want to develop. Conlan says they too support a clear data center ordinance. As for the threat of higher power bills, Alliant Energy says the developers would need to foot the bill. Of the nearly 300 Peosta residents who responded to an online survey from the city, 87% said they do not support any data center development. About 60% of Peosta residents saw no benefit to one coming to the city. The Peosta City Council’s next move is to hire a consultant to draft new policies. In the meantime, Peosta could extend its data center moratorium set to expire in December.
