Gazette Daily News Briefing, August 19
This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I’m here with your update for Friday, August 19.
Rainfall appears to be on the menu for Friday. According to the National Weather Service there will be a chance for rain in the early morning hours Friday, but it will become especially likely between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. When it is not raining, it should be cloudy, with a high near 81 degrees. The low is predicted to settle in at around 64 degrees Friday night, with more chances for rain Saturday morning.
A “female victim” was hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries after an errant bullet struck her inside her home early Thursday evening.
According to a media release from the Cedar Rapids police, officers responded at 4:10 p.m. Thursday for a call of shots fired in the 1500 block of Bever Avenue SE. As officers arrived, they found “a female victim who had been struck by an errant bullet while inside her home,” according to the release. Police say the woman was transported to a hospital and her injury does not appear to be life-threatening.
Police say investigators are processing evidence and interviewing possible witnesses to determine why the shooting happened and who may have been responsible.
Police are also asking for witnesses to come forward and for anyone with security camera footage to reach out to investigators at 319-286-5491.
According to reporting from the Iowa Capitol Dispatch, Iowa continues to lead the nation in puppy mills sanctioned by the federal government and is expanding its lead over other states.
During the second quarter of 2022, a total of 23 Iowa breeders and brokers were cited for regulatory violations by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Missouri came in a distant second place for the number of violators, at 13.
Iowa’s second-quarter total represents a 21 percent increase over the number of Iowa violators cited in the first quarter of the year.
Mindi Callison, executive director and founder of national animal welfare group Bailing Out Benji, said it’s possible Iowa has drawn more scrutiny from inspectors this year due to the national attention generated by former Wayne County dog breeder Daniel Gingerich, who surrendered more than 500 dogs to the Animal Rescue League of Iowa after authorities successfully brought a lawsuit against his operation.
According to the Associated Press, the Big Ten's new $7 billion media rights deal will string the conference's top football games across three major networks each week, creating an NFL-style television schedule on Saturdays.
The Big Ten announced Thursday it has reached seven-year agreements with Fox, CBS and NBC to share the rights to the conference's football and basketball games.
The deals go into effect in 2023, expire in 2030 and eventually will allow the conference's soon-to-be 16 member universities to share more than $1 billion per year.
The Big Ten currently has 14 members, stretching from Rutgers and Maryland on the East Coast to Nebraska across the Midwest, and covering some of the biggest media markets in the country, including New York, Philadelphia and Chicago.
In 2024, Southern California and UCLA are scheduled to join the Big Ten, adding the Los Angeles market to its television footprint.
