Cedar Rapids rail yard plan faces Cedar Lake area land sale
Cedar Rapids firm Cargill proposes to buy 27.74 acres of public land near the Rompot neighborhood to build a rail yard that would store and switch cars south of Otis Road SE and north of Prairie Park Fishery. The project aims to cut downtown and NewBo rail traffic with a bermed landscaped buffer.
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UINows Off sanction list after AAUP lifts black mark
The American Association of University Professors removed the University of Iowa from its sanctioned list during its Washington meeting, praising improving relations between UI faculty and the state Board of Regents. The change comes after two years of tension over President Bruce Harreld’s hiring and marks a historic shift in the campus climate.
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the Gazette
Burlington to pay 2M in woman’s death settlement
The family of Autumn Steele will receive 2 million dollars from the city of Burlington in a federal wrongful death suit settled June 6. Officer Jesse Hill is said to have shot Steele on January 6, 2015, in her yard in front of relatives and her 3-year-old son, with the family alleging improper training and supervision.
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Trump defiant as border crisis grows at the border
President Donald Trump defends the immigration policy amid widening family separations at the border. White House officials blame Democrats while facing mounting public outcry over detaining children apart from parents.
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