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Tuesday Morning Read: Soules’ attorney asks judge to dismiss case; One Park Place misses deadline; boys in Eldora juvenile school mistreated, lawsuit says
Gazette staff
Nov. 28, 2017 8:01 am, Updated: Nov. 28, 2017 5:38 pm
TODAY'S WEATHER — Mostly cloudy, continued warm. High 53, low 25.
SOULES' ATTORNEY ASKS JUDGE TO DISMISS CASE — Reality television personality Chris Soules sat quietly in a Buchanan County courtroom on Monday, looking down with his hands folded as he listened to the 911 call he made following the April crash that killed Kenneth Mosher, 66, of Aurora. The 911 recording was played Monday as Soules' defense team asked District Court Judge Andrea Dryer to throw out a charge of leaving the scene of a fatal crash. Read more: http://bit.ly/2iaxizK
ONE PARK PLACE MISSES DEADLINE — An Iowa City developer who proposed building a high rise that would have changed the Cedar Rapids skyline acknowledged he did not meet Monday's city imposed deadline to proceed. Read more: http://bit.ly/2k4kVG3
BOYS IN ELDORA JUVENILE SCHOOL MISTREATED, LAWSUIT CLAIMS — Two watchdog organizations filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Iowa Department of Human Service officials, asserting youths placed in the state juvenile facility in Eldora are subject to excessive use of seclusion rooms and restraints and do not receive adequate mental health care. Read more: http://bit.ly/2k3Q3p9
ISU'S CAMPBELL GETS BIG NEW CONTRACT — Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell agreed to a new six-year contract worth $22.5 million last night, according to a release from the Iowa State athletic department. The new contract pays Campbell $3.5 million per year, up from $2.1 million the previous contract paid the second-year coach. Read more: http://bit.ly/2j0nzZO
QUOTABLE — 'I've studied Donald Trump longer than anyone should be required to.' Actor/comedian Alec Baldwin, speaking Monday evening at the Iowa Democratic Party's annual fall fundraiser in Des Moines. Read more: http://bit.ly/2ibXmKL
Chris Soules appears for a hearing in Buchanan County District Court with his lawyer Alfredo Parrish Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, in Independence, Iowa. Reality TV star Soules is charged with leaving the scene in a fatal April crash near Aurora, Iowa. (RODNEY WHITE/DES MOINES REGISTER /POOL)