Gazette Daily News Podcast, June 27

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This is John McGlothlen with The Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Monday, June 27th.

According to the National Weather Service, it will be sunny today, with a high near 80. Winds from the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Then tonight, mostly clear with a low around 58.

Police are investigating a shooting Saturday that sent the victim to the hospital for treatment. Cedar Rapids police say they were called Saturday night to UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital about a victim who had suffered a non-life- threatening gunshot injury. The victim, whom authorities did not name or provide an age or gender, was treated and released. The potential scene of the shooting was in the 1200 block of Ninth Street NW, police said. Police described it as a “targeted incident,” and no arrest had been announced.

Just two votes still separated the candidates, but a different Republican candidate emerged victorious in a state Senate race following hand recounts this past week in Linn and Benton counties. State Rep. Charlie McClintock on Friday came out just two votes ahead of combat veteran Colman Silbernagel in a reversal of the unofficial June 7 Republican primary election night results for Iowa Senate District 42. The district covers much of rural Linn and Benton counties. There is no incumbent senator in the district because of redistricting in 2021. McClintock will face Democrat Jessica Wiskus of Lisbon in the Nov. 8 general election.

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🎹 Podcast music: “New Day” by Emily McGlothlen