JOHN DEERE CONTINUES TO HARVEST PROFITS. THE AG MANUFACTURER AND MAJOR EASTERN IOWA EMPLOYER RELEASED THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS THIS MORNING. OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS, DEERE AND COMPANY MADE MORE THAN 1.6 BILLION DOLLARS, WHICH DIVIDES OUT TO $5.32 PER SHARE. COMPANY OFFICIALS NOTED THAT THEY EXPECT DEMAND TRENDS FOR FARM AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT TO CONTINUE. BEFORE STOCK TRADING BEGAN THIS MORNING, DEERE AND COMPANY SHARES HAD ALREADY CLIMBED 88 PERCENT COMPARED TO THIS POINT IN 2020.
A SHOOTING BROUGHT CEDAR RAPIDS POLICE TO THE 15-HUNDRED BLOCK OF C AVENUE NORTHEAST EARLY THIS MORNING. SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT, CALLS ABOUT THE INCIDENT WERE RECEIVED BY EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS. RESPONDING OFFICERS FOUND ONE WOMAN WHO WAS INJURED AT THE SCENE. THAT INJURY DID NOT REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION. CEDAR RAPIDS POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
U.S. SENATOR JONI ERNST SPOKE TO KXEL ABOUT THE DEVOLVING SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN. THE FORMER NATIONAL GUARD OFFICER CALLED EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK “DISHEARTENING”. THE AMERICAN PRESENCE IN AFGHANISTAN ORIGINATED DURING LATE 2001 IN THE WAKE OF THE SEPTEMBER 11TH TERRORIST ATTACKS. WHILE RESPONDING TO AL-QAEDA TERRORIST THREATS, U.S. AND NATO TROOPS DROVE THE TALIBAN FROM POWER.
AN EARLY MORNING FIRE CALL ACTIVATED DEPARTMENTS IN JOHNSON COUNTY. CORALVILLE FIRE FIGHTERS STARTED THEIR DAY BEFORE DAWN ON THE SCENE OF A HOUSE FIRE JUST A FEW BLOCKS FROM CORAL RIDGE MALL. TWO PEOPLE LIVED IN THE RESIDENCE; THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED, BUT THE HOME COULD NOT BE SAVED. THREE OTHER DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED TO ASSIST.
THE FIRST EARLY BALLOTS WILL BE CAST NEXT WEEK IN A BOND VOTE FOR THE NORTH LINN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE REFERENDUM IS ON AN 11-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLAR PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO SCHOOL BUILDINGS, INCLUDING REPLACING THE ROOF AT THE DISTRICT’S MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE OFFICIAL SPECIAL ELECTION DATE IS SEPTEMBER 14TH. THE NORTH LINN DISTRICT ALSO SERVES FAMILIES IN BENTON, BUCHANAN, AND DELAWARE COUNTIES.
TWO NEW LAWSUITS SUGGEST GOV. KIM REYNOLDS’ OFFICE IS ILLEGALLY DELAYING THE RELEASE OF PUBLIC RECORDS RELATED TO A $26 MILLION CORONAVIRUS TESTING CONTRACT. PAUL HUNTSMAN IS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FOR THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE. HE RECENTLY LAUNCHED THE EFFORT TO SEEK RECORDS RELATED TO SEVERAL STATES WORKING WITH A UTAH TESTING COMPANY. THAT INCLUDES A SUIT AGAINST IOWA’S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
THE WATERLOO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HAS A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ERIN TINK RECENTLY SPOKE WITH KXEL ABOUT TAKING THAT ROLE AFTER PREVIOUSLY WORKING FOR LOVE INC., A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN CEDAR VALLEY CHURCHES. THE WATERLOO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WAS FOUNDED AS A PHILANTHROPIC HUB IN 2015.
A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A CAR POLICE CHASED THROUGH SOUTHWEST CEDAR RAPIDS ON THURSDAY. THE PURSUIT COVERED MORE THAN TWO MILES, ENDING IN THE 2100 BLOCK OF C STREET SOUTHWEST. THE VEHICLE INVOLVED HAD REPORTELY BEEN STOLEN. THE GIRL FACES A RANGE OF CHARGES. A 16-YEAR-OLD BOY IN THE CAR WAS ALSO ARRESTED ON MULTIPLE OUTSTANDING WARRANTS.
THIS MORNING, U.S. SENATOR JONI ERNST WAS A GUEST DURING THE KXEL LIVE AND LOCAL PROGRAM. SHE EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMMEDIATE IMPLICATIONS OF THE TALIBAN’S ADVANCE. ON WEDNESDAY, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAID DURING AN INTERVIEW THAT HE WOULD ASSESS THE NEED TO KEEP AMERICAN FORCES ON THE GROUND BEYOND AN AUGUST 31ST DEPARTURE DEADLINE, BASED ON THE STATE OF THE EVACUATION EFFORT.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL’S ONE-NIGHT-ONLY APPEARANCE AT THE FIELD OF DREAMS MOVIE SITE WAS WORTH BIG BUCKS FOR THE DYERSVILLE COMMUNITY. ALTHOUGH NOT ALL NUMBERS HAVE COME IN, THE ECONOMIC IMPACT IS ESTIMATED AT ALMOST SIX MILLION DOLLARS. AN ENCORE MATCH UP IN 2022 WILL BRING THE CHICAGO CUBS AND CINCINNATI REDS TO NORTHEAST IOWA.
RISING CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS ARE MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR LINN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH TO KEEP UP WITH CONTRACT TRACING. IN A STATEMENT RELEASED YESTERDAY, HEALTH OFFICIALS ASKED THOSE WITH POSITIVE TESTS TO ISOLATE AND COMPLETE AN ONLINE COVID-19 INVESTIGATION FORM.
