MARSHALLTOWN, IA (IRN) – Marshalltown schools are having trouble filling positions. The board just approved pay increases and sign-on bonuses. The new high school French, Math and Industrial Arts teachers will get an extra $5,000 if they commit to staying for three years. The district offers $175 per day for licensed teachers and $135 per day for substitutes.

BOZEMAN, MT (IRN) – An Iowa snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche west of Yellowstone National Park over the weekend in Montana. Bradie Harold Becker, 30, of Algona, died of asphyxiation after being buried in avalanche debris.

WAUKEE, IA (IRN) – Apple is currently finalizing plans to build a billion-dollar data center in Waukee. The project was announced in 2017, but had lost traction until recently. If the project is approved by Waukee City Council, construction on the data center will begin as soon as this spring.

DALLAS COUNTY, IA (IRN) – The Iowa DNR has confirmed a mountain lion sighting Monday night in rural Dallas County. The big cat was captured by a trail camera, owned by a man who uses it to look for deer on his property.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A woman from west Africa had her dream of owning a restaurant come true in Cedar Rapids. Tee’s Liberian Dish opened across from Coe College in July. Teepeu Pewu says she went from cooking for baby showers and birthday parties, to owning the only African restaurant in the city. Everything is made from scratch.