Gazette Daily News Podcast, September 14

The sunny and warm weather continues on Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service it will be mostly sunny in the Cedar Rapids area, with a high near 82 degrees. There will be a light wind of 5 to 10 mph. On Wednesday night it will be partly cloudy, with a low of around 59 degrees.

A Cedar Rapids man arrested Monday on a charge of involuntary manslaughter intended to wound another man, not kill him, on April 25, according to a criminal complaint filed in Linn County District Court on Tuesday.

Marlon Juane Jackson, 43, left his apartment around 3 a.m. to investigate a potential burglary of his car in the parking lot near 12th Avenue and Auburn Drive SW, the complaint states.

After he examined his vehicle, Jackson saw Dustin Frondle, 36, of Cedar Rapids, walking in his direction, leading to a confrontation..

During the altercation, Jackson told police he fired several “warning shots” into the ground near Frondle, but Frondle, who was unarmed, continued to come toward him. Jackson told police he intended to shoot at Frondle’s legs, not wanting to kill him but wanting to stop him.

Jackson shot Frondle three times — in the left thigh, the right leg, and the left shoulder. The shot to Frondle’s shoulder passed through his lung and heart, killing him.

According to the criminal complaint, investigators found Jackson had previously been convicted of a felony in Michigan and had lied on his gun permit application to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, claiming he had no felony convictions.

Linn County will not have a landfill within its borders after the current one closes in Marion in 2044.

The Solid Waste Agency’s board made that decision because no Linn County land is available for a new landfill because of zoning restrictions.

Instead, the agency and its board are looking at regional solutions in its “Forward 2044” planning, according to Karmin McShane, the agency’s executive director.

Some of the ideas include partnerships with other counties or even teaming up with a private company in a state like Illinois to handle some of Linn County’s waste.

Linn County, for example, could ship some of its waste to a neighboring county’s landfill and, in return, that county transfers some of its waste to be incinerated in Linn County.

A magnet high school for students to engage in project-based learning is being added to the Cedar Rapids Community School District next fall 2023.

A location has yet to be established for the school — named City View Community High School. Officials are waiting to hear if they will receive a $15 million grant from the Magnet School

Assistance Program from the U.S. Department of Education, school officials announced during a school board meeting Monday, although the school will open either way.

City View is intended to provide “experiential learning in the community.”

Students at the school will be able to explore life and career goals through job shadows, internships and apprenticeships. And it will connect students to business people and mentors in Cedar Rapids

District officials will begin recruiting up to 200 primarily rising ninth- and 10th-graders to enroll in the school for the 2023-24 school year. The school will eventually serve up to 400 ninth to 12th-graders. The school will not offer athletics or music, which students can still find at their local high school.