A trial date is now set for the man accused of killing an Iowa City taxi driver this summer. Forty-one-year-old Curtis Jones has pleaded not guilty to robbery and first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of 46-year-old Ricky Lillie, who was found slumped over in his cab outside an Iowa City motel on […]Powered by WPeMatico
Senator Chuck Grassley today said he hopes the president unveils a plan tonight that will get the U.S. out of Afghanistan or at least ensure the country doesn’t disintegrate into the terrorist refuge it was before the 9/11 attacks. “The number one responsibility of the federal government is the defense of the American people,” Grassley said. Grassley has been […]Powered by WPeMatico
More than a thousand people gathered on the state capitol grounds today to witness the partial solar eclipse. Chris Lange of Des Moines brought his four-year-old daughter and seven-month old son. “I figure it’s an experience that’s not going to happen again for a while,” Lange said. “It’s a good outing to share with them and […]Powered by WPeMatico
Class 4A 1. Dowling Catholic vs Ankeny 2. Ankeny Centennial vs Johnston 3. Iowa City West @ S.E. Polk 4. WDM Valley @ Bettendorf 5. Cedar Rapids Washington vs #8 C.R. Prairie 6. Lewis Central @ Harlan 7. Waukee vs Urbandale 8. Cedar Rapids Prairie @ #5 C.R. Washington 9. Pleasant Valley vs C.R. Jefferson […]Powered by WPeMatico
The state auditor says more than $109,000 worth of improper payments were found in a re-audit of the Mason City Community School District — and another investigation is underway to examine concerns in previous years. The re-audit focused on records between July 2014 through June 30th of 2015 when Anita Micich was Mason City’s superintendent. […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Powerball jackpot Saturday went unclaimed and the new estimate is $650 million — making it the second largest Powerball prize in the history of the game. Iowa Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer, says a ticket sold in Iowa was close to taking the all the money. “That ticket matched four of the first five numbers […]Powered by WPeMatico
Some farmers in northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota are tallying their losses after four tornadoes touched down in the region Friday night. Todd Heitkamp, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, says the biggest twister hit near Melvin, Iowa — in Osceola County — around 8:30 p.m. “It actually […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Department of Transportation says the new license plate design that is a remake of the current design. That plate won the voting at the Iowa State Fair and online by just short of 3,000 votes to edge out the Flying Our Colors design that feature the colors of the state flag and an […]Powered by WPeMatico
A storm system with drenching rain arrived in western Iowa overnight and is slowing moving into eastern Iowa. Kurt Kotenberg, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, says moisture from the Gulf of Mexico has been carried here by the jet stream. “Things are just set up in the atmosphere to where all this moisture […]Powered by WPeMatico
