Tuesday Morning Read: Bike trail detour, former student sues UI, medical marijuana bill advances

BIKE TRAIL DETOUR — Cyclists returning to the roads and trails with warm weather settling in will find a new detour on one of the area's most heavily used routes for two-wheelers. A dirt berm left over from the September 2016 flood covers the Cedar River Trail through Czech Village in Cedar Rapids and utility work along A Street SW also complicates travel. A temporary bike trail has been constructed and now zigzags through the area. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/government-politics/temporary-cedar-rapids-bike-route-opens-in-czech-village/

FORMER STUDENT SUES UI — A former University of Iowa law student who says he was suspended from classes, banned from campus and threatened with arrest after repeatedly urging administrators to investigate his assertions of being sexually assaulted on campus has filed a federal complaint against the institution. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/higher-education/former-law-student-accuses-university-of-iowa-of-mishandling-his-sex-assault-report/

MEDICAL MARIJUANA BILL ADVANCES — The Senate voted 45-5 Monday to approve an expanded medical marijuana law that would allow making and dispensing cannabis products in Iowa for adults to legally possess and use under a doctor's care to treat an array of medical conditions, but under tight regulation. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/government-politics/iowa-senate-advances-medical-cannabis-expansion/

APRIL RACING RAINOUTS NO SURPRISE — Rainouts are stressful, disappointing and often frustrating facts of life for racetracks during April in Iowa. That's particularly true when it seems like the season can't really get going because of it. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/sports/imca-racers-no-strangers-to-april-rainouts/

QUOTABLE — 'We acknowledge this is a tough budget year for our state, but singling out programs supporting victims of violence for a disproportionate cut is frightening.' Mary Ingham, executive director of Crisis Intervention Service in Mason City