Tuesday Morning Read: Advocates, officials to begin talks on racial justice agreement; Wintersteen picked to lead Iowa State; your guide to Cedar Rapids’ first Halloween parade

TODAY'S WEATHER — Mostly cloudy, cool and windy. High 47, low 33.

ADVOCATES, OFFICIALS TO BEGIN TALKS ON RACIAL JUSTICE AGREEMENT — The shooting of a black man by a white police officer last winter in Cedar Rapids prompted anger, tension and — eventually — discussion among local officials and community members. Out of these conversations, the Iowa Justice Alliance and the NAACP have extended a hand to local leaders to begin the process of developing a memorandum of understanding. However, the fate of that memorandum is up in the air. Read more: http://bit.ly/2h2I7A4

WINTERSTEEN PICKED TO LEAD IOWA STATE — After a six-month national search, it turns out the person to lead Iowa State University was on campus the whole time. The Iowa Board of Regents on Monday unanimously voted to appoint Wendy Wintersteen, the dean of ISU's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, as ISU's 16th president. Read more: http://bit.ly/2h4c7vv

YOUR GUIDE TO CEDAR RAPIDS' FIRST HALLOWEEN PARADE — Peter Durin loves Halloween. But for him, each year there is something missing. He's attempting to change that with the first-ever Halloween Parade in Cedar Rapids. Read more: http://bit.ly/2h3N7Ey

UTHOFF, NIANG, JOK ON NBA G-LEAGUE ROSTERS — So, just how good do you have to be to play in the NBA? Jared Uthoff, Georges Niang, Peter Jok and many others with college roots in Iowa are finding out the hard way. Read more: http://bit.ly/2y33AOZ

QUOTABLE — 'It came down to the law. As it's written, it just does not afford the flexibility that we need to be creative. The bottom line is we need Congress to do their job. They need to act and they need to act sooner rather than later.' Gov. Kim Reynolds, after announcing Iowa was withdrawing its 'stopgap' proposal to stabilize the individual health care market. Read more: http://bit.ly/2h1Wgxu