Tuesday morning marked a big day for the America’s First Great Dam Museum in Keokuk. The Ameren America power house was the site of a significant donation from the Missouri based power company to the museum. Ameren representatives from Saint Louis and the Lake of the Ozarks presented the America’s First Great Dam Foundation Board with a check for 50 thousand dollars. Dam museum president Phil Tracy was grateful for […]
Drake has won six Pioneer Football League championships but non since the league starting getting an automatice bid to the FCS playoffs in 2013. With more than a dozen starters back from last year’s team that finished 7-4 third-year coach Rick Fox says they hope to change that this season. “Yeah it motivates us”, said […]Powered by WPeMatico
For the second time in nearly two years, a bronze sculpture has been stolen for its pedestal in downtown Sioux City. “The Goddess of the Grapes” was taken in September of 2015, but less than a week later it was back in place. Todd Behrens, the curator of Sioux City’s Art Center, says the sculpture […]Powered by WPeMatico
An Arizona-based consulting firm has analyzed the “stop gap” plan Iowa’s insurance commissioner has drafted to try to stabilize the state’s individual insurance market and help thousands of Iowans who’ve been getting health care coverage through the “ObamaCare” exchange. Iowa Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen says with this “actuarial analysis” completed, the state can finalize its […]Powered by WPeMatico
A search is on for two Central Iowa women who have been missing since last weekend. The Webster County Sheriff’s Department identified the women 26-year-old Jessica L. Gomez of Fort Dodge and 26-year-old Mackenzie L. Knigge of Clare. Webster County Sheriff Jim Stubbs said Gomez was last heard from last Friday evening while Knigge was last […]Powered by WPeMatico
The man accused of killing a deputy in an escape from the Pottawattamie County Jail plans to change his plea. The Pottawattamie County Attorney says a lawyer for Wesley Correa-Carmenaty informed them he will change his plea to guilty. Correa-Carmenaty allegedly shot deputy Mark Burbridge to death May 1st and wounded another deputy after grabbing […]Powered by WPeMatico
Officials have unveiled three new options for the state-issued license plates for Iowa motorists. Governor Kim Reynolds said her office and several state agencies provided input to the graphic designers in the Iowa DOT who were responsible for coming up with the three alternatives. “The three new designs represent what makes us special as Iowans,” […]Powered by WPeMatico
A group of Iowa scientists say humidity levels are intensifying in Iowa and it’s a signal climate change is real. The group’s “2017 Iowa Climate Statement” uses a familiar adage as its title: “It’s not just the heat, it’s the humidity.” “Certainly it’s the combination of temperature and humidity that makes it feel so hot […]Powered by WPeMatico
State economic development officials confirm two Japanese automakers are considering Iowa as a possible location for a major new manufacturing plant. Iowa is among 11 states trying to lure the joint venture by Toyota and Mazda. The $1.6 billion plant would employ up to 4,000 workers. Tina Hoffman, communications director for the Iowa Economic Development […]Powered by WPeMatico
