KWWL · Waterloo, IA
WATERLOO, Iowa (KWWL) - Waterloo police officials identified the 16-year-old girl struck by a truck near Waterloo West High School on Thursday, Nov. 12. Tameisha Davis, the mother of the girl, and police officials identified her on Friday as Alexys "Lexy" Borwig, 16, of Waterloo. Family members of Borwig have started online efforts via a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for her care, also detailing that she suffered severe injuries to a leg, her abdomen and head. Borwig received emergency medical care at the scene, and was later taken to to Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City. Waterloo police Capt. Gus Farmer issued a report on the accident on Friday afternoon, detailing how police and emergency responders were dispatched to the 7:25 a.m. accident at the intersection of Baltimore Street and East Ridgeway Avenue reference a motor vehicle that struck a pedestrian.
United States Military Academy West Point · West Point, NY
By West Point Public Affairs WEST POINT, N.Y. – Academy professor Dr. Vikram Mittal, a U.S. Army veteran, recently assumed command of the 2nd Battalion, 417th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 94th Training Division in the U.S. Army Reserve. Mittal joined the Department of Systems Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy as an Assistant Professor in July 2015 and was promoted to Associate Professor August 2021. He currently serves as Program Director for the Systems Engineering program, overseeing curriculum development, assessment, and ABET accreditation activities. "Congratulations to Lt. Col. (Dr.) Vikram Mittal on assuming battalion command,” said Dean of the Academic Board, Brig. Gen. Nicholas Gist. “As a Soldier, combat veteran, leader, and Associate Professor in USMA's Department of Systems Engineering, he embodies the warrior-scholar tradition. His commitment to developing future Army leaders while serving the Nation in uniform is commendable.” Lt. Col.
United States Military Academy West Point · West Point, NY
By West Point Public Affairs WEST POINT, N.Y.– The U. S. Military Academy is proud to announce that Class of 2027 cadets Elizabeth Fetter and Ian Fox have been selected as Rhodes Scholars, furthering West Point’s long-standing tradition of academic excellence and service-focused leadership. "Elizabeth and Ian hold themselves to a demanding standard in the classroom, in the Corps, and in training, and they do it in service of the soldiers they will soon lead,” said U.S. Military Academy Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Nick Gist. “The Rhodes Scholarship recognizes that record. The Army is gaining two officers who have already shown they prepare for responsibility before it arrives, and I am grateful to the mentors who helped them reach this point as they take on new challenges at Oxford." This is the seventh consecutive year that West Point cadets have earned multiple Rhodes Scholarships. Since 1923, West Point has had 113 American Rhodes Scholars.
KWWL · Waterloo, IA
WATERLOO, Iowa (KWWL) - Lovers of chicken wings and all things chicken have a new spot to get their gobble on: the first Wingstop restaurant in Waterloo opened its doors on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The grand opening of the new Wingstop took place Wednesday morning, and a long line of people rushed to the new eatery to order food and celebrate. A manager told KWWL News 7 that the new restaurant, located at the intersection of Kimball Avenue and East San Marnan Drive, had more than 500 applicants seek jobs at the restaurant. It is open seven days a week. The eatery is the first in the Cedar Valley, as the next closest Wingstop is in Cedar Rapids. Founded in Garland, Texas, in 1994, the restaurant has grown with franchise locations across the United States.
