From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:
A shooting overnight killed a 17-year-old in Cedar Rapids. Police responded to the 35 hundred block of Oakland Road Northeast around 10 Wednesday night. First responders took the 17-year-old boy to the hospital, where he later died. Police have not released his name and have not made any arrests. Anyone with information in this shooting should contact Cedar Rapids Police.
Two people are now facing charges after a stabbing last week in Iowa City. Police found three men with stab wounds in the 300 block of South Gilbert Street around 2 Saturday morning. Police announced the arrest of these two men yesterday morning. 21-year-old Lake Newton of West Liberty is charged with Willful Injury – Causing Serious Injury, while 28-year-old Victor Torres Molina of Iowa City is charged with Assault While Participating in a Felony. Both are also charged for participating in a riot.
The University of Iowa is expanding its medical research to rural parts of the state thanks to a $28 million grant to be used over the next seven years. This money will be used to extend clinical research into communities across Iowa.
Dubuque plans to add more infrastructure this year to support its effort to move away from gas-powered vehicles. The council approved plans to add charging stations to the Municipal Services Center to power city-owned vehicles. It’s part of an effort to have every city vehicle be electric by 2045. That’s about 450 vehicles total.
The Iowa Board of Regents is moving forward with a proposed increase in tuition at the three state universities. The Regents are considering a 3.5% increase for the next academic year. The increase proposal came after they considered state support, operating costs and inflation. The Board began discussions yesterday with a final vote expected in June.
Dubuque Police are considering some new technology that will automatically scan people’s license plates. The department already requested funding from the city to purchase those cameras as soon as this summer. Police say these automated license plate-reading tools can help with things like locating stolen vehicles, finding suspects of criminal investigations, or people with arrest warrants, and tracking down missing children.
