Friday Morning Read: Tower Terrace Road change postponed, immigrant children enjoy Iowa City summer camp, EF-1 tornado strikes McGregor

Today's weather: Cloudy with a small chance of rain in the afternoon. High of 94, low of 76.

Marion Council hold off on Tower Terrace Road change: Amid a crowded room, the Marion City Council voted 4 to 2 Thursday to table removing a limitation on the hours businesses cam operate in a commercial district along Tower Terrace Road. The commercial district, south of Tower Terrace Road and between Tenth Street and Irish Drive, abuts residential single-family homes. The people who live there told the council extended hours , would encourage businesses, such as bars, to operate until 2 a.m., too close to their homes... Read more here

Iowa City summer camp keeps immigrant children in mind: In Iowa City earlier this month, a room was a riot of noise as 25 immigrant children enjoyed a summer camp designed to offer fun and also support for them and their families. Organizers say the new camp was partially in response to the stress felt in immigrant communities following President Donald Trump's election and his executive orders, including ones cutting off refugees and visitors from six Muslim-majority countries... Read more here

EF-1 tornado strikes McGregor, Iowa: Just hours after a tornado devastated downtown McGregor on Wednesday evening, volunteers swarmed to the small tourist town's Main Street to help clean up. The National Weather Service confirmed McGregor was hit by an EF-1 tornado around 6:15 p.m. Those in town when the tornado struck said it seemed to come out of nowhere.

'When something like this happens in a small community, it's amazing the number of volunteers that come out..." Read more here

TSA Pre Check put into practice at Eastern Iowa Airport: The Eastern Iowa Airport has become the second facility in the state to offer travelers an expedited means to board their flight. On Thursday, officials with the Transportation Security Administration unveiled their TSA Pre Check program at the Cedar Rapids airport. Des Moines International Airport is the only other airport in the state that offers the program... Read more here

Quotable: 'It wasn't a big deal. It was six hours of my life. And I had a bruise on my back. And it didn't bother me," said Rachel Kruse, 39, of Cedar Rapids, regarding to her decision to donate the bone marrow that saved Jonas Staal, 25, of Denmark. 'People think that it's going to be this big deal, and that's what I remember thinking — I hope more people get on the list.' Read more here