Wednesday Morning Read: McKinley probe continues, Jones Golf Course reopening, Washington has principal candidate

MCKINLEY PROBE CONTINUES — A second employee is on paid leave from McKinley Middle School in connection to an ongoing police investigation of sexual abuse at the school. The Cedar Rapids Community School District alerted McKinley families of the second employee's leave on Monday after alerting them of the first employee's leave Friday. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/nation-world/second-employee-on-leave-from-mckinley-middle-school-as-sexual-abuse-investigation-continues/

JONES GOLF COURSE TO REOPEN — Jones Golf Course is tentatively slated to open on Monday, May 15, with a handful of changes designed to improve its balance sheet, Cedar Rapids staff told members of the Parks, Waterways and Recreation Commission on Tuesday. This is a shift from the city's previous plan to close the 18-hole municipal course — which lost more than $800,000 over the past five years — as part of an effort to curb losses in the city's golf department. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/government-politics/jones-golf-course-slated-to-reopen-may-15-in-cedar-rapids/

WASHINGTON HAS PRINCIPAL CANDIDATE — Only one candidate remains in the Cedar Rapids Community School District's search for the next principal of Washington High School. The sole finalist, John Cline, will be available to meet with community members at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the cafeteria at the school, 2205 Forest Drive SE, district officials said in a news release Tuesday. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/k/washington-high-school-principal-search-narrowed-to-one/

MCCAFFERY ON PODCAST — The basketball version of the On Iowa Podcast returns, welcoming Iowa men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery on to discuss last season, his recruiting process, his son Connor's future with the program and looking ahead to next season and beyond. Listen here: https://www.thegazette.com/sports/on-iowa-podcast-fran-mccaffery-talks-iowa-basketball/

QUOTABLE — 'These are women who wanted to be pregnant, they wanted this baby and something went terribly wrong. This is not a decision that women willy-nilly make or on an impulse. These are heart-wrenching situations.' Sen. Pam Jochum, D-Dubuque, on an Iowa bill set to restrict access to abortions