A Davenport woman is charged with child endangerment after police say she left her newborn baby in a trash can in Iowa City. According to a criminal complaint, 22-year-old Ashley Hautzenrader went into a bathroom at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics late Sunday night and delivered a baby in the toilet. She says she thought the the baby was dead, because it was not crying, so she tried to flush it down the toilet. When that didn't work, she put the baby in a pillow case and left it in the trash can in the bathroom. UIHC employees later found the baby alive.

The Ambroz Recreation Center in Cedar Rapids is closing indefinitely in September, according to a representative from the city's parks and recreation department. Angie Cole, recreation superintendent, says the services provided by the century-old building will be moved to a state-of-the-art recreation center on the northwest side of Cedar Rapids. Aptly named the Northwest Recreation Center, the new building will offer improved amenities, including meeting standards set by the Americans With Disabilities Act. "The new center is just one floor," said Ms. Cole. "Ambroz has three different floors to it and does not have an elevator." Presenting problems for elderly and handicapped customers, the recreation department had two choices: renovate the old building or construction a new one. The cost and difficulty of updating the Ambroz location were too cumbersome, Ms. Cole says.