Author: Nick Green

Sadly you don’t have to look far to see that racism is still alive and well in 2021. Despite the surge in Black Lives Matter demonstrations following the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, there are still plenty of people who aren’t afraid to share their racist opinions online, and horrifyingly there’s still many who aren’t scared to show their true colors in real life. The latest incident – that was caught on camera – occurred in New York City, and it’s a reminder that we still have so much work to do. The racist incident occurred Sunday…

The mother is suing a school district in Colorado after the girl was refused to use the restroom by her teacher. She was physically restrained and injured when she flung around feces in the room after getting agitated because she had soiled her pants while waiting. A 14-year-old non-verbal autistic girl was not allowed to go to the restroom by her teacher, and she soiled her clothes. Subsequently, she got agitated and began to fling feces around the room. The girl’s mother has now filed a lawsuit against the school district. Dawn is suing the School District on behalf of her daughter,…

Davenport, IA – According to the statement, a total of 815,152 people in Iowa are now fully vaccinated for COVID-19. The CDC and FDA recommended a pause on use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Iowa health officials and vaccine providers are following the recommendation. Gov. Reynolds announced that the pause won’t impact the state’s vaccine supply.

Davenport, IA – According to the court documents, his name is Keith Allen Shrum and he pleaded guilty to one count each of production of child pornography and receiving child pornography. The 32-year-old man is scheduled to be sentenced July 28 in U.S. District Court, Davenport. A charge of possession of child pornography was dismissed in the plea agreement. He could receive up to 20 years in federal prison for the charge of receiving child pornography.

Davenport, IA – According to the police officials, his name is Isaiah Devontez Robinson and he was booked into the Scott County Jail on one count of eluding, a Class D felony punishable by five years in prison. The 20-year-old man was released less than two hours later after a $5,000 bond was posted on his behalf. Robinson has a preliminary hearing on May 4. No one was injured. According to the court documents, the suspect has pending drug charges in Scott County and marijuana, aggravated fleeing, and resisting charges in Rock Island County.

The Virginia police officer who challenged a uniformed Black Army medic at gunpoint during a traffic stop before dousing him with pepper spray has been fired, according to officials. As per reports, the officer instigated the traffic stop when he pulled over Caron, a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. In a shocking exchange caught on body cam, the officer was seen confronting Caron with his weapon drawn, before then pepper-spraying him after he said he was afraid to get out of his vehicle. After body cam footage of the incident was released, both Gutierrez and another officer involved…

Davenport, IA – According to the statement, this is the third day in a row the state has not reported any additional COVID-19 related deaths. The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting a total of 358,139 people in Iowa have tested positive for the virus since the pandemic began. A total of 5,857 people have died with the virus since the pandemic began. The state reported a total of 3,018 individuals were tested over the last 24 hours. A total of 1,671,928 individuals have been tested in Iowa since the pandemic began. The state reported 218 people are hospitalized…

Davenport, IA – According to the statement, a total of 798,577 people in Iowa are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. The state’s COVID-19 vaccine administration dashboard shows a total of 1,907,934 vaccine doses have been administered in the state. Iowa public health officials said they were temporarily stopping the use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine as federal health agencies investigate incidents of rare blood clots. The Iowa Department of Public Health announced the pause at the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a severe type of blood…