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Scott County residents continue to plead with local officials to not use pandemic relief funds to build a new juvenile detention center. The Board of Supervisors is plowing ahead with a proposal to more than double the size of the county’s current facility, over objections from local advocates and state officials.
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Local and state emergency managers need more ways to share information and stay in contact during widespread and long-term power outages. That’s one of the findings in a review about the 2020 derecho, commissioned by the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
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The Scott County Board of Supervisors is pushing ahead with a plan to use pandemic relief funds to build a new juvenile detention center. That’s despite organized opposition from advocates who say the plan is an immoral and ineffective way to address troubled youth.
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Grassley hits Biden on biofuels. Pence stumps in Iowa City. And the UAW strike continues in John Deere contract negotiations.
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Waterloo will soon have a majority Black city council for the first time ever, following Tuesday’s elections. The historic outcome follows divisive debates over race and policing in the community, which is about 16 percent Black.
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The Cedar Rapids mayor’s race is headed to a runoff between businesswoman Amara Andrews and former TV anchor Tiffany O’Donnell. The city’s incumbent mayor Brad Hart fell short of qualifying for the runoff by a mere 24 votes.
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Linn County voters will get another chance on Tuesday to weigh in on whether there should be gambling in the community. What they decide could affect communities and nonprofits across the state that depend on revenues from their own casinos.
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Ottumwa Pride leaders say they won't be deterred by anti-LGBTQ comments from city council candidatesOrganizers with Ottumwa Pride say they won’t be deterred by anti-LGBTQ statements made by candidates running for the city council. During a public forum last week, two candidates voiced opposition for city support of LGBTQ Pride activities, with one asking if ‘pedophiles’ also deserved ‘special’ treatment.
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Linn County Supervisor Stacey Walker has announced he will not run for reelection. Walker is currently the chair of the board and is the first African American to hold the seat. He says he intends to finish out his term, which runs through January of 2023.
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Iowa's state medical examiner has confirmed that the human remains found in a farm field outside of Montezuma last month are that of 10-year-old Xavior Harrelson, who disappeared in May, just days before his 11th birthday. The cause of death has not yet been released but law enforcement officers continue to investigate the boy's death as suspicious.