THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA IS REPORTING A SEXUAL ASSAULT IN ONE OF ITS RESIDENCE HALLS. UNI SENT AN AUTOMATED ALERT TO STUDENTS AND STAFF EARLY THIS MORNING. THAT NOTICE INDICATED THAT THE INCIDENT HAPPENED SOMETIME BETWEEN 6 P-M AND MIDNIGHT ON THURSDAY. THE VICTIM REPORTEDLY KNEW THE SUSPECT.
ON THURSDAY, BLACK HAWK COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON THE LOCAL ROLLOUT OF COVID-19 VACCINES. DR. NAFISSA CISSE-EGBUONYE DIRECTS THE COUNTY’S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. CISSE-EGBUONYE SAID THE COUNTY IS TRANSITIONING TO A NEW PHASE OF THE INOCULATION EFFORT AFTER MORE THAN 10 THOUSAND SHOTS HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED. IN THE COMING WEEKS, BLACK HAWK COUNTY WILL FOCUS ON VACCINATING SENIORS, FIRST RESPONDERS, EDUCATORS, AND THOSE WHO LIVE OR WORK IN CONGREGATE SETTINGS. IN OTHER NEWS RELATED TO THE BLACK HAWK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, DIFFERENCES OF OPINION OVER THE DEPARTMENT BUDGET CONTINUE. EARLIER THIS WEEK, SUPERVISOR CHRIS SCHWARTZ TOLD KXEL LISTENERS THAT HE BELIEVED A DECISION TO ELIMINATE MONEY FOR AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST WAS OUT OF ORDER. A PROCEDURAL REVIEW IS BEING CONDUCTED TODAY. THAT COULD PUT THE ISSUE BACK ON THE SUPERVISOR’S AGENDA NEXT WEEK.
THE CEDAR VALLEY AND THE CORRIDOR ARE UNDER A WINTER STORM WATCH. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED STARTING LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
A DOCTOR IN CEDAR RAPIDS HAS AGREED TO A 100 THOUSAND DOLLAR SETTLEMENT TO CLOSE AN INVESTIGATION INTO LARGE QUANTITIES OPIODS HE PRESCRIBED. FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY DR. PAUL LOTTES ALLOWED PATIENTS TO OBTAIN MEDICATIONS THAT HAD NO LEGITIMATE MEDICAL PURPOSE AND THAT WERE NOT ISSUED IN THE USUAL COURSE OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE. THE CASE AGAINST LOTTES COVERED THE PERIOD BETWEEN LATE SUMMER OF 2017 THROUGH THE SPRING OF 2019. AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT, THE DOCTOR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PRESCRIBE OPIODS FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
IOWA WOMEN ARE HARD-WORKING IN BOTH PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL CAPACITIES. JULIA BARFIELD OF THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS: THAT MAKES CHILDCARE A SIGNIFICANT CONSIDERATION FOR IOWA HOUSEHOLDS. THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS ADDED TO THE PROBLEMS THAT COME WITH PARENTS NOT HAVING ENOUGH CHILD CARE OPTIONS. THE GROUP SAYS THAT BETWEEN JUNE AND OCTOBER LAST YEAR, THE CORONAVIRUS FORCED TWO OF EVERY THREE WORKING PARENTS TO CHANGE THEIR CHILD CARE ARRANGEMENTS. JULIA BARFIELD WILL BE THE FEATURED GUEST DURING THIS WEEKEND’S EDITION OF THE IOWA BUSINESS REPORT ON NEWS/TALK 1540 KXEL.
TONIGHT, THE WATERLOO BLACK HAWKS ARE ON THE ICE HOSTING THE DUBUQUE FIGHTING SAINTS. IT’S A REMATCH OF A TUESDAY GAME BETWEEN THE TEAMS, WHICH DUBUQUE WON 5-4. THE OPENING FACEOFF AT YOUNG ARENA IS SCHEDULED FOR 7 :05 P.M.
THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS INVESTMENTS IN HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WOULD NOT ONLY BUILD THE WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE…THOSE EFFORTS WOULD GO FAR TO SUPPORT THE NATION’S CURRENT WORKFORCE BY REDUCING SOME OF THE STRAIN ON WORKING PARENTS. THE CHAMBER ESTIMATES THAT APPROXIMATELY TWO MILLION PEOPLE EACH YEAR HAVE TO QUIT, TURN DOWN A JOB, OR MAKE OTHER NEGATIVE CAREER CHANGES IN ORDER TO CARE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. THAT WILL BE THE FOCUS OF THIS WEEKEND’S IOWA BUSINESS REPORT WITH GUEST JULIA BARFIELD OF THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE IOWA BUSINESS REPORT AIRS SATURDAY AT 7 A-M AND SUNDAY MORNING AT 11.
DES MOINES-BASED PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP SAW ITS RESULTS IMPROVE IN 2020. PRINCIPAL HAS RELEASED ITS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR NUMBERS. THE COMPANY SAYS IT EARNED OVER 1.3 BILLION DOLLARS IN 2020, OR JUST MORE THAN $5 PER SHARE. RETIREMENT PLANS AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS THROUGH PRINCIPAL ADD UP TO OVER 806 BILLION DOLLARS IN VALUE. MANAGEMENT SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT PRINCIPAL IS IN ONE OF THE BEST FINANCIAL POSITIONS IN COMPANY HISTORY. THIS WEEK, PRINCIPAL SHARES HAVE BEEN TRADING BETWEEN FIVE AND 15 PERCENT SHY OF THE STOCK’S 52-WEEK HIGH.
THE IOWA HAWKEYE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM WILL BE ON THE COURT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A WEEK. 12-3 IOWA HAD THEIR SUNDAY GAME AGAINST NEBRASKA POSTPONED. TONIGHT, THE HAWKEYES VISIT ILLINOIS STARTING AT 8 P-M.
