Has Burger King on Ansborough Avenue reopened? Your Call the Courier questions answered

Q: How come KWWL doesn’t have a warning on their channel like the other two stations do because we are in a tornado area right now, Bremer County is, Butler is, so what’s the deal with KWWL? I’ll tell you, they need to add another meteorologist if this guy on the weekends can’t handle everything, that’s for sure.

A: KWWL’s Vice President/General Manager Aaron Scoby said they “definitely cut into programming for tornado warnings” and stay on the air until those warnings expire.

Q: Will there be a list of the staff or teachers that have retired out of the Waterloo Schools for this 2026 year?

A: The Waterloo Schools does not do a cumulative list of retirements, but retirements are approved during school board agenda meetings which can be viewed at waterlooschools.org/our-district/board-of-education. 

Q: I am wondering if and when they are going to open the Burger King on the corner of University and Ansborough. It’s been a long time, you don’t see anything going on so just wondering.

A: It is currently open, confirmed through the investigative journalism of a Courier reporter, otherwise known as going through the drive through for a breakfast sandwich.

Q: Is KWWL still planning on running The Best of Class segment for this spring?

A: Yes, they will begin airing “The Best of the Class” on May 25.

Q: What financial incentives will owners of the proposed new data center in the South Waterloo Business Park receive from the city of Waterloo? And how many gallons of water is the data center projected to use annually.

A: The data center, which city officials have called smaller than the most controversial data centers, will receive a tax rebate schedule of 50% for 10 years. The building at the new business park on the southeast corner of Ansborough Avenue and U.S. Highway 20, whose owner has not been disclosed, would be 80,000-square-feet and have a minimum assessed value of $6 million. The center would use 30,000 to 43,000 gallons of water per day.

Q: Does Black Hawk County have marriages anymore and if so what day and times do they do them?

A: No marriages are performed at the courthouse. The clerk’s office will provide names and contact information of magistrates who are officiants and then the couple will decide where and when the marriage will take place.

Q: I would like to know if Fox Ridge Golf Course in Dike is going to be open any time this season and if it has been sold, who are the buyers?

A: There is no public information available at this time about the sale of Fox Ridge or if it will be open this year. Courier sportswriter Chad Harberts talked off-the-record with a potential buyer but that party declined to comment until a sale becomes final.

Q: What are (legal) criteria for ordering the flag to be flown at half-staff?

A: Only the president, a state’s governor or the mayor of the District of Columbia can order a flag to be half-staff. The president can issue a proclamation upon the death of any one he chooses. However, according to U.S. Flag Code, governors can only order a half-staff flag for the death of a present or former state government official or the death of a member of the Armed Forces from that state who dies on active duty. A new Iowa law requires public buildings to lower flags to half-staff when ordered by the governor. If not, that person may be reported to the Iowa attorney general.

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