BANCROFT – A librarian charged with stealing revenue from a local booster club will not receive unemployment, according to a court ruling made recently. In December, 41-year-old Erin Fraker was a city employee in Bancroft as the director of the facility before she was accused of second-degree theft, according to thee Iowa Capital Dispatch. Police claim Fraker stole more than $5,000 from the North Union Schools Booster Club, as she was tasked with managing those funds from concessions. Fraker applied for unemployment after the local library board accepted her resignation, even as she tried to take that letter back. Administrative Law Judge Carly Smith denied those benefits in a late March ruling, and the criminal case begins next week.

IOWA – State parks will no longer have park rangers, according to a new plan by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The Gazette reports the current group overseeing Iowa’s 69 state parks will instead become conservation officers assigned to groups of counties. The Gazette says the DNR is not releasing the draft plan, which would not be subject to open records laws until completed. Those concerned about the changes are worried about reduced enforcement of laws at state parks, especially during the peak summer months.

ALBANY, NY – It’s a much-anticipated rematch from the 2023 Women’s National Championship bout this evening with a Final Four bid on the line. Top-seeded Iowa takes on LSU in the Elite Eight of the NCAA women’s bracket at 6:15 this evening. The Tigers defeated the Hawkeyes last April in the 2023 title game in Dallas. National Player of the Year Caitlin Clark and company will have to slow down the dynamic duo of Angel Reese and Aneesah Morrow, both of whom have 2000 career points and 1000 career rebounds.