A bicyclist has died after being struck by a Kalona driver. According to the Iowa State Patrol, on Monday morning a vehicle being driven by 26-year-old Shaena Beachy struck 83-year-old David Schuldt of Iowa City while he was on a bicycle. The wreck happened near the Johnson County Fairgrounds. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Beachy was unable to move over in time to avoid the collision due to oncoming traffic in the opposite lane. Schuldt was transported by ambulance to University of Iowa Hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Iowa will now require school districts to report all abuse complaints against teachers to the state. The new law Republican Governor Kim Reynolds signed on Monday stems from an investigation into allegations against a Linn-Mar teacher that went unreported for years.
VAN METER, IA (IRN) – David Young launched his campaign Monday to represent Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Young will challenge Democratic Rep. Cindy Axne who announced last week she would seek reelection. Young, a Republican, was a two-term representative of the 3rd district before Axne defeated him in the 2018 election.
ALTOONA, IA (IRN) – Facebook’s 2.5 million-square-foot data center in Altoona is about to get bigger, according to KCCI-TV. The city of Altoona voted Monday to approve the $400 million dollar expansion. The move is expected to bring 70 new jobs to Altoona, bringing the total up to 400. As part of the 20-year deal, Facebook will make a payment for every new square foot of construction instead of paying property taxes. Altoona business owners are objecting, saying they believe the tax exemption is unfair.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa outdoor enthusiasts will soon have an option to place an organ donor sticker on their hunting and fishing licenses under a new law signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds. It’s called Logan’s Law after Logan Luft, of Charles City, who died at age 15 in 2017 after an all-terrain vehicle crash. Luft, who enjoyed hunting and fishing, had decided to be an organ donor and his family says that decision saved the lives of five people who received his organs.