Thursday Morning Read: Corbett calls for more mental health services; Iowa State gets Koch Foundation gift; Lewinsky speaking at University of Iowa

TODAY'S WEATHER — Partly cloudy, warm. High 71, low 51.

CORBETT CALLS FOR MORE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES — In the wake of a report critical of measures used to restrain unruly boys at the Eldora State Training School, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Ron Corbett is calling for more resources for the facility, especially to meet the needs of the juvenile offenders living there. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/government-politics/corbett-calls-for-more-mental-health-services-during-visit-to-state-training-school-in-eldora/

IOWA STATE GETS KOCH FOUNDATION GIFT — Iowa State University has announced it will accept nearly $1.7 million from the Charles Koch Foundation for a program of study on Midwest markets and entrepreneurship, finalizing a deal that's been in the works for more than a year. The foundation, led by multibillionaire political donor and philanthropist Charles Koch, will provide $1.685 million over five years to ISU's Economics Department. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/business/nearly-1-7-million-from-koch-foundation-going-to-iowa-state-university/

LEWINSKY SPEAKING AT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA — Social activist Monica Lewinsky will speak on the University of Iowa campus next week in a message titled, 'The Price of Shame,' the UI Lecture Committee announced Wednesday. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/news/monica-lewinsky-to-speak-at-university-of-iowa/

WADLEY SEIZES 'THIS IS IT' MOMENT — If you think about it, Akrum Wadley has led the league in drama for a few seasons now. Good and bad drama. https://www.thegazette.com/sports/iowas-akrum-wadley-took-this-is-it-moment-and-ran-with-it/

QUOTABLE — 'We have been sounding the alarm on the increased frequency of brutal assaults within our correctional facilities with absolutely zero change taking place. We are demanding that the Department of Corrections meet with us to discuss this health and safety crisis before someone gets killed.' Danny Homan, president of AFSCME Council 61, which represents correctional officers, after a Fort Madison inmate assaulted a correctional officer Wednesday, leading to a lockdown. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/news/afscme-says-prison-assaults-at-iowa-state-penitentiary-linked-to-white-supremacists/