CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Officials sent a letter to faculty and staff of Cedar Rapids schools on Monday with an update to the cybersecurity incident that disrupted operations during the first week of July. The security threat caused the majority of district activities to close over the week while the incident was addressed and even caused some employees to go unpaid for the week. In the message sent to staff on Monday, school officials say that the breach resulted in the “potential exposure” of some CRCSD employee data and that they would offer one year of complimentary credit monitoring out of an abundance of caution. They also say that they have no evidence as of this point, that any employee information has been used for identity theft or financial fraud.
LA PORTE CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – A Marion woman has died after a rollover crash in La Porte City on Sunday afternoon. The Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office said Barbara Wallig, 70, was driving south in the 10,200 block of Main Road just after 4 p.m. when she lost control of her vehicle on the gravel road. Officials said the vehicle entered the ditch and rolled several times. Wallig died from injuries sustained in the crash. She was the only person in the vehicle and there were no other vehicles involved.
IOWA (AP) – The question at the center of an investigation into the killings of three family members — including a 6-year-old girl — at an eastern Iowa state park campground is: Why? Investigators have said the shooter was a 23-year-old man from eastern Nebraska who had no criminal history and appeared to target the victims at random. The man’s parents, who had been camping with their son, expressed incomprehension that he would carry out such an attack. The shooting happened early Friday morning, when a couple from Cedar Falls, Iowa, and their 6-year-old daughter were found shot to death in their tent at the Maquoketa Caves State Park Campground. The couple’s 9-year-old son survived the shooting without physical injury.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Is $810 million worth $2? That’s a good question, given it costs $2 to buy a Mega Millions lottery ticket that could pay off with an estimated $810 million prize, the nation’s fourth-largest jackpot. The game’s next drawing is Tuesday night. Before plunking down $2 for a ticket, it’s good to remember your chance of winning the grand prize is minuscule, at one in 302.5 million. And keep in mind that the $810 million prize is for those who take the annuity option, paid over 30 annual payments. Winners nearly always opt for cash, which for this drawing would pay out an estimated $470.1 million. Also, there are taxes to consider.
