The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office is treating the massive July 14th fire in downtown Exira as a criminal investigation. The sheriff’s office and the Department of Public Safety State Fire Marshal’s Division are leading the investigation that has found the origination point of the fire in Jerry’s Joint Bar. However, they are not yet releasing […]Powered by WPeMatico
A large barn used for horse and cattle sales in northeast Iowa was destroyed in a fire early this morning.* The fire at the Central Iowa Exchange sale barn in Aplington was spotted around 1 a.m. Crews from all around Butler County responded to the scene. The building is considered a total loss, but no […]Powered by WPeMatico
Authorities now say the 27-year-old jogger who was killed in Waterloo was a civil servant. Police say a Waterloo firefighter died Tuesday after being struck by an SUV. Greg Freshwater was out running. He tried crossing the street at Ansborough and Shaulis Road in Waterloo when he was hit. Emergency responders were called to the scene […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Senator Joni Ernst spoke this week at a big Republican event the state that holds the “First in the South” presidential primary. The crowd in South Carolina gave her a standing ovation before she said a word. “Please be seated. Oh, for heavens sakes. I appreciate it very much, South Carolina,” Ernst said when […]Powered by WPeMatico
A giant Iowa bull will play a role in next year’s Super Bowl. Albert the Bull, a 45-ton concrete landmark in the western Iowa town of Audubon, is scheduled to be featured in an ad during the broadcast of Super Bowl 52 on February 4, 2018. Audubon City Clerk Joe Foran says the ad will […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Davenport church that serves meals to the homeless is suing the city and three city officials. The federal lawsuit was filed by Compassion Church, operator of Timothy’s House of Hope, and its pastors against the city of Davenport, two aldermen and a city zoning official. The lawsuit claims the city violated Compassion’s religious constitutional […]Powered by WPeMatico
Last year, 581 Iowans were convicted of passing a stopped school bus. Iowa Department of Transportation director Mark Lowe says the best way to avoid a ticket — or a crash — is to obey the speed limit and keep your eyes on the road. “One of the most common comments that I hear from people […]Powered by WPeMatico
A central Iowa company which has become a worldwide supplier of products for food and animal feed celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters Tuesday. Kemin Industries was started in 1961 by R.W. and Mary Nelson in Des Moines. Spokesperson Lauren Burt says the grand opening wraps up five years of work on the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Getty Images/Bennett Raglin(LOS ANGELES) -- TV One's Bobbi Kristina biopic premieres this October and the official trailer for the TV movie is finally here. Singer-actress Demetria McKinney, who plays Bobbi Kristina's late mother Whitney Houston, posted the trailer on her Instagram account, along with the message, "I am both excited and nervous for you guys to see it!" The movie will focus on the untold story of Bobbi Kristina Brown, the sole child of Whitney and Bobby Brown. Bobbi Kristina was […]
