DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The city of Davenport is considering changes in its landscaping near the Mississippi river to ensure that it has room for bigger barriers in future floods. The Quad-City Times reports city officials are considering spending $180,000 to remove two road dividers filled with dirt and plants to make way for the bigger barriers.

After this summer’s record flooding that breached the city’s barrier, officials adjusted Davenport’s flood protection plan to build higher and heavier temporary flood walls whenever severe flooding is expected. The road dividers that were installed in 2010 would be in the way of those plans. City officials hope the dividers will be removed by next spring.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — MidAmerican Energy has announced its plans to erect fast-charging stations for electric vehicles in more than a dozen Iowa cities.

The Des Moines-based energy company says it plans to build the publicly-accessible stations, with two charging plugs per station, in 15 urban and rural communities. A DC fast-charger, also called a “Level 3” charger, can generally charge an electric vehicle in 20 to 45 minutes.

MidAmerican seeks to install the stations in Altoona, Avoca, Carroll, Clarinda, Davenport, Dexter, Early, Emmetsburg and Iowa City, as well as Fort Dodge, Little Sioux, Oskaloosa, Sheldon, Sioux City and Waterloo.

Once MidAmerican Energy selects site hosts, the company plans to begin building the stations by the end of the year.

Charging station hosts will set their own usage fees.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Corning woman on Friday. At 9:30pm Deputies arrested 33-year-old April Maeder of Corning on two warrants out of Osceola. The first warrant for Unauthorized Use of a Credit Card, a Class D Felony. The second warrant for Identity Theft, a Class D Felony. Maeder was taken to the Clarke County Jail and held on $10,000 bond.

DES MOINES, IA – This Saturday, August 24, U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne will continue her 16-county tour for August with four stops in Union, Ringgold, Taylor, and Adair counties.

Rep. Axne will start the day by visiting Child Specialty Health Clinics in Creston. She will then host a “Connect with Your Congresswoman” (CWYC) in rural Ringgold County, then tour Seth Watkins’ farm with the Izaak Walton League in Taylor County. Axne will end the day with a tour of the Iowa Aviation Museum in Adair County.

Axne’s CWYC town hall events provide an opportunity for constituents to meet the Congresswoman, ask questions regarding her work in Washington, and discuss concerns facing local communities.

Saturday, August 24 Schedule:

Union County
WHAT: Child Specialty Health Clinic Tour
WHERE: Child Specialty Health Clinic, 904 E Taylor St B, Creston, IA 50801
WHEN: 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM CDT

Ringgold County
WHAT: Connect with your Congresswoman
WHERE: Hawkins Hideaway Shelter at Poe Hollow, 2434 State Hwy 2 Mount Ayr, IA 50854
WHEN: 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM CDT

Taylor County
WHAT: Seth Watkins Farm Tour with the Izaak Walton League
WHERE: 2983 230th St., Clarinda, IA
WHEN: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT

Adair County
WHAT: Tour of Iowa Aviation Museum
|WHERE: 2251 Airport Rd, Greenfield, IA 50849
WHEN: 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM CDT