Q: Could you tell me what they are building on the southeast corner of Cedar Heights and Greenhill roundabout?
A: A 195-unit apartment complex will be going on the site.
Q: How much money is the U.S. government giving to the families of the two people in Minneapolis who were killed by ICE agents?
A: None. Their families’ lawyers would have to sue the federal government and win the lawsuit first. However, GoFundMe campaigns have been set up for the families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti which currently sit at $1.5 million and $1.8 million, respectively.
Q: When is the city of Waterloo going to do something with Cedar Terrace Drive? The shoulders are breaking down, mailboxes are leaning toward the ditch, signs are leaning towards the ditch and it’s getting unsafe.
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A: City Engineer Jamie Knutson said any major work on the road is a couple years out and that he contacted the Public Works Department to see if there is any way to fix the shoulders and signs. Mailboxes are the property owner’s responsibility.
Q: Are there any plans by the Iowa DOT to build an interchange at Greenhill and Iowa Highway 58?
A: Yes. The city of Cedar Falls recently submitted a grant application to reconstruct the intersection. The new intersection would look similar to the tunnel at Viking Road and Highway 58.
Q: What year did Don Bosco High School field their first wrestling team?
A: Don Bosco of Gilbertville began its wrestling program in 1970-71. There was a junior varsity team for the 1969-70 season. The Dons captured their eighth consecutive 1A state title a week ago in Des Moines. Editor's note: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated the year the program began.
Q: There was a Waterloo policeman who was riding a motorcycle real fast with his girlfriend and he crashed and the girlfriend got killed. Then I see they started the trial, and it was on the news, but I never saw how it came out, if he was guilty of any crime or or if he got off. Â
A. A 2024 motorcycle crash involving off-duty police officer Keaton Scott Northup claimed the life of Northup's girlfriend, 29-year-old Jenna Marie Mills. Northup, 34, is charged with homicide by vehicle. You probably saw footage of pretrial hearings in late January. The defense is asking the court to dismiss the case claiming prosecutors breached medical privacy laws. A date for the trial hasn't been determined.
Q: What is Kat Timpf doing now that used to be on the "Gutfeld!" show?
A:Â Kat Timpf is a libertarian columnist, comedian, and television personality known as a regular panelist on Fox News' "Gutfeld!" She was diagnosed with breast cancer just hours before the birth of her first baby, a boy, in February 2025. After briefly returning to "Gutfeld!"Â Timpf announced on a January 2026 episode of the show that she'll be taking six weeks off to be with her husband, Cameron Friscia, and their son.
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A crew demolishes the former Sears Auto Center building at the Crossroads Mall on Dec. 30, 2025, in Waterloo. ATI Group purchased the mall, the former Dillard’s department store, the former Pier 1 Imports building and the Tires Plus building for $10.6 million in September.
- CHRIS ZOELLER, Courier Staff Photographer
See photos of the Crossroads Mall area demolition in Waterloo
A crew was demolishing the former Dillard's department store at the Crossroads Mall on Jan. 30, 2026, in Waterloo. Later, in the early March, crews were demolishing other parts of the mall. Tearing down the mall is a step in preparing the site for new development. Demolition of the mall is expected to be completed in 240 days.
A crew demolishes the former Sears Auto Center building at the Crossroads Mall on Dec. 30, 2025, in Waterloo. ATI Group purchased the mall, the former Dillard’s department store, the former Pier 1 Imports building and the Tires Plus building for $10.6 million in September.
- CHRIS ZOELLER, Courier Staff Photographer

