DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A jury has sided with an Iowa newspaper in a lawsuit brought by a former administrator of the state’s third-largest city. A Scott County jury on Friday ruled in favor of the Quad-City Times and its journalists. Former Davenport city administrator Craig Malin had sued, arguing the paper published false stories and opinion pieces about his official actions, forcing him out after 14 years with the city.

The newspaper’s reporting on Davenport’s handling of financial negotiations for a new casino prompted the mayor to call for Malin’s termination. The newspaper defended its coverage as accurate watchdog journalism protected by the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment.

The Quad-City Times reported that Malin had sought more than $1.5 million in damages. Judge Henry Latham ordered Malin to pay court costs.

• The Southwest Iowa Band Jamboree in Clarinda is cancelled.
• The outdoor showing of “Rudy” at the Trojan Bowl in Atlantic is postponed to Oct. 19th.

If you have any other cancellations, please e-mail: kjannews@metc.net.

Atlantic, IA – The October session of Healthy U will be held Thursday, October 17th, at Cass County Health System. The program, “What is Medical Cannabis?,” will be presented by CCHS Pharmacy Director Crystal Starlin, PharmD. She will be discussing several areas of medical marijuana, how it works, therapeutic uses, and Iowa’s law for medical cannabis.

Crystal has served as the Pharmacy Director since joining CCHS in 2006; she along with her staff provide pharmacy oversight for all medications issued in the hospital for inpatients and patients receiving outpatient treatments.

Healthy U will be offered at noon on Thursday, October 17. Healthy U is a free educational series at Cass County Health System held monthly in Conference Room 2. The public is invited and welcome to attend, but reservations are required as a meal is provided for all attendees. Call 712243-7479 to reserve your seat.

Two people from Nebraska and one person from Iowa were injured during a three-vehicle collision Friday afternoon on Highway 2, in Fremont County. The Iowa State Patrol reports at around 4:45-p.m., a 2013 Ford F-250 pickup driven by 54-year old Vernon Christiansen, of Nebraska City, Nebraska, was traveling east on Highway 2 at the one mile marker, when for reasons unknown, he failed to slow for traffic that was stopped in a construction zone.

The pickup hit the rear end of a stopped 2017 Subaru Outback, driven by 63-year old Maureen Fowler, of Lincoln, NE. Her vehicle then struck the rear of a 2014 GMC Acadia driven by 59-year old Teresa Hopkins, of Sidney (IA). Her SUV was pushed into the back of yet aa 2009 Ford F-150. During the crash, the Subaru spun around and came to rest in the opposite lane of Highway 2, facing sideways. The pickup crossed the center line and struck a westbound vehicle head-on, after the westbound vehicle struck the F-150.

Christiansen was transported by LifeNet to Bergan-Mercy Hospital. Fowler was transported by Nebraska City Rescue to St Mary’s Hospital, and Hopkins was brought to Grape Community Hospital in Hamburg, by Hamburg Rescue. The accident remains under investigation.