Six people are facing charges in northeast Iowa for what Fayette County Sheriff Marty Fisher calls a theft ring. The suspects allegedly conspired to steal over $32,000 from a West Union man. “I guess you could refer to them as a small ring of thieves,” Fisher said. “They knew each other and operated together.” The crime […]Powered by WPeMatico
Inc magazine has ranked 28 privately-owned Iowa companies are among the 5,000 fastest growing in the U.S. The highest-ranking Iowa company is Ivy Lane, a West Des Moines company that runs 38 oil-changing centers. According to Inc magazine, the company has grown nearly 700 percent in the past three years. It’s ranked 658 in the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa is the second-best state in the nation to grow old, according to a report from a senior care website. Tim Sullivan, vice president of Caring.com, says the study examined a series of 13 categories, including financial, health care and quality of life. “We looked at the cost of care across a variety of senior […]Powered by WPeMatico
A teenager is facing charges in connection with a stabbing at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. It happened around 10:25 p.m. Tuesday near the southwest corner of the fairgrounds. Iowa State Patrol Trooper Alex Dinkla says the fight involved four young men — three 17-year-olds and the 21-year old victim. “During the investigation, it […]Powered by WPeMatico
The top golfers from the LPGA Tour meet the best of Europe this week in Des Moines at the Solheim Cup. Both teams got another practice round in today. Juli Inkster returns as the captain of the United States squad after leading the Americans to come from behind win on the final day in Germany […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa law enforcement officials are warning that scammers are now starting to use phone numbers that are recognizable to their targets. Grinnell Police Chief Dennis Reilly explains: “It’s called phone spoofing,” Reilly says, “and so what people are able to do nowadays with the technology is make phone calls and their phone number is disguised […]Powered by WPeMatico
Noisy cicadas have been buzzing around Iowa for weeks and now cicada-killing wasps are also circling our yards, picking off the big bugs. Entomologist Jody Green says the wasps are not aggressive like bees or hornets, but they are hunters and it’s only the female of the species that goes after cicadas. “She’s gotta’ fly […]Powered by WPeMatico
The man sentenced to life in prison for killing Pottawattamie County Deputy Mark Burbridge in May during an escape attempt was still plotting a way to get away as he waited for his trial. Twenty-year-old Wesley Correa-Carmenaty changed his pleas to guilty for first-degree murder, attempted murder, escape, kidnapping and other crimes Monday before his […]Powered by WPeMatico
A crowdfunding campaign is underway this month to keep a program afloat that helps sexual assault victims in Iowa. Adam Robinson, executive director of the Iowa City-based Rape Victim Advocacy Program, says they’ve seen severe cuts in state and federal funding in recent months. Robinson says, “In total, RVAP’s budget last fiscal year was about […]Powered by WPeMatico
