DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Another man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a teenager in northeast Des Moines. Station KCCI reports that Marcus Brown was captured in Mishawaka, Indiana, and has been returned to Des Moines. Court records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment for Brown. Brown, Makaveli Russell and Javell Williams have been charged with murder and robbery in the April 14 shooting of 17-year-old Donzell Martin.

Williams has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to go on trial July 29. Court records say Russell also has pleaded not guilty, but prosecutors said in a filing Monday that they’d don’t intend to pursue the case against him.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports a man wanted for Violation of Probation was taken into custody late Monday morning. 30-year old Matthew John Johnson was arrested at the Pott. County Courthouse on a valid warrant through the State of Iowa. Johnson was transported to the Pott. County Jail and booked-in without incident.

(Radio Iowa) — As one of his colleagues proposes wiping out all college debt for 45-million Americans, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley asks — where will that end? Wipe out all home mortgages? Grassley, a Republican, says the legislation offered by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who’s running for president, is at first glance impractical, and upon closer inspection, contrary to what Democrat Sanders is fighting for. “I would be surprised about a very liberal person like Sanders that’s always complaining about the one-percent wealthy, the billionaires,” Grassley says. “This would benefit the rich and middle class the most and not necessarily helping those that he’s trying to help.”

Grassley says his own legislation would tackle the problem Sanders is trying to address. Iowa’s senior senator says he met a few years ago with then-University of Iowa president Sally Mason, who detailed how the average U-I student was graduating with 29-thousand dollars in debt. “The federal government is encouraging people to get in debt by a law that says you have to tell kids the maximum amount they can borrow, so presumably, they do,” Grassley says. “My ‘Know Before You Owe’ bill would do away with that requirement.”

Under that measure, Grassley says students would only be encouraged to borrow what they’d need for tuition, books, fees, and room and board — and not the thousands of dollars more. “There’s a lot of debt that’s freely taken because people choose to do it, people choose to go to college,” Grassley says. “I think we all understand that you probably appreciate a little more your education if you’ve got some skin in the game.”

Sanders’ bill, called the College For All Act, would wipe out one-point-six billion dollars in debt. The rationale is, without that debt, college graduates could spend their earnings on other things — like houses — that would stimulate the economy.

An interim Superintendent has been hired for the Harlan Community School District. The Harlan School Board, Monday evening, approved a contract for Lynn Johnson, who currently serves as the Arlington, Nebraska District Superintendent, and is retiring on June 30th. In their press release, officials said after receiving feedback from several groups and the interview team, Johnson was identified as the right choice to lead the district based on her experience and qualifications. Johnson must obtain her Iowa superintendent license before she can officially begin work on or about July 15th.

Interim HCSD Superintendent Lynn Johnson

The District says Lynn Johnson earned a Specialist Degree in Educational Administration in 2007 from Wayne State College. Her Masters in Secondary Administration was issued from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 1991. She also has a Bachelor of Science in Math Education Degree from Fort Hays State University an Associate of Arts Degree from McCook Junior College.

Johnson has served as the Arlington School District superintendent for the past ten years, after previously serving as their Secondary Principal. Some of her notable accomplishments include oversight of an $8 million dollar addition/renovation project and 3 million dollar HVAC project. She also successfully helped pass a bond issue for the district, implemented Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s) and expanded course offerings for students. In her application, she said, “I can offer Harlan a servant leader who is passionate about public education and about working hard for our students and staff.”

In the press release, Johnson said she was excited to accept the position, and “Have the chance to join a school environment that is welcoming and committed to excellence.” She said she looks forward to “Continuing the journey of building dreams for our children with the board, staff, and patrons of Harlan Community Schools.” Lynn is married to her husband Steve, who is a teacher and coach in the Arlington School District. The couple has four children (including a daughter-in-law) and most recently one grandchild. They enjoy time with family, sports, physical activity, and all student activities.

Grundmeyer Leader Services will once again assist the district in recruiting and hiring the next long-term superintendent, a process that will begin in November, with more stakeholders involved in the process.

(Radio Iowa) — The top air show attraction in the world, the U-S Navy Blue Angels, will be performing its precision demonstrations over eastern Iowa this coming weekend. Ken Hopper is chairman and founder of the Quad City Air Show, which ran for 30 straight years at the Davenport Municipal Airport, then took several years off, and is now returning for a 31st run.

“You can’t get the Blue Angels every year, you apply for them two years out,” Hopper says. “They get 800 or 900 requests every year and they do 35 shows. The point was, I wanted to wait a couple of years until I got the Blues back and then said, okay, let’s do it again.”

Hopper estimates they’ll attract 80-thousand people during the two-day event. The Blue Angels were founded in 1946, the year after World War Two ended, as a way to maintain the recruiting of talented pilots.

“They were the first-ever military jet team in the world and the Navy’s thought of as pretty unique flying when you can land on a runway that moves and shifts and goes up and down,” Hopper says. “There’s just something about them. They fly closer than any other team. They fly an average of 18 inches apart.”

Gates open at the airport both Saturday and Sunday mornings at 8 for the static displays of dozens of military and civilian aircraft, while the flying portion of the airshow begins at noon each day. The aerial entertainment will conclude each day with the Blue Angels, but there will be plenty to see before then.

“We got probably the best civilian team in the world, the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team,” Hopper says. “We got probably the best individual performer in the world, Kirby Chambliss and his entire Red Bull Team. We got a family that’s been around aviation forever, the Shetterlys, it’s a father and two sons and they have really come on strong in the past few years.”

A host of vintage warbirds will be flying, including a P-51 Mustang, a Corsair, a B-25, and the P-38 Lightning, of which there are only seven still flying in the world.
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