Alliant Energy is seeking approval from the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) for another wind project. Company spokesman, Justin Foss, says they expect to hear a decision on the proposal in early 2018. “We want to add another wind project that could be up to 500 megawatts of new wind energy here in Iowa….that amount of […]Powered by WPeMatico
Police in Iowa’s capital city say the victim and suspect of a fatal stabbing this weekend are brothers. The stabbing occurred during a dispute at a family gathering early Saturday morning on Des Moines’ northwest side. Police arrested 49-year-old Shawn Davis. He’s charged with first-degree murder for the death of 35-year-old Preston Davis. Police have […]Powered by WPeMatico
iStock/Thinkstock(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Excessive corrosion of the Fire Ball ride led to the accident that killed a teenager and injured seven others at the Ohio State Fair in July, according to the manufacturer of the attraction.All rides at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus were shut down after 18-year-old Tyler Jarrell was killed after the Fire Ball ride he was on fell apart in mid-air on July 26.Corrosion on the […]
Missouri Department of Public Safety(TULSA, Okla.) -- A series of powerful storms tore through Tulsa, Oklahoma, overnight, damaging businesses and leaving at least 26 people injured, according to a local hospital. The National Weather Service of Tulsa issued warnings overnight of thunderstorms, flash flooding and a possible tornado in the area. Photos released by the Tulsa Fire Department show parts of the city shrouded in darkness, with businesses and street […]
Paulding County Sheriffs Office(TOLEDO, Ohio) -- A nationwide manhunt is underway after an Ohio man indicted on a rape charge overpowered a sheriff's deputy in a transport van on Friday following a trip from a psychiatric hospital, officials said.Police released CCTV images of 32-year-old Branden Lee Powell of Antwerp, Ohio captured prior to his transport from the psychiatric facility in Toledo around noon Friday. The images show the bearded white […]
iStock/Thinkstock(MINNEAPOLIS) -- An explosion on Saturday morning at a mosque in a Minneapolis suburb shattered windows in the imam's office but did not injure anyone, officials said. The blast rang out at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington around 5 a.m. CDT, when over a dozen people were gathering inside for morning prayers. Although no one was hurt in the explosion, it damaged the imam's office and awoke many […]
The Iowa Hawkeyes entered fall practice with some coaching changes and questions about who will step up to fill key positions. On media day Saturday, head coach Kirk Ferentz says that’s nothing unusual for him. “This is my 28th year now at Iowa — 19th as head coach — and it’s like every year, every […]Powered by WPeMatico
Lance Cpl. Stormy Mendez/U.S. Marine Corps(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps suspended search and rescue operations early Sunday for three service members who were aboard an Osprey involved in what the military called a "mishap" off the east coast of Australia on Saturday.The operation was turned to a recovery effort at around 3 a.m. Sunday, and next-of-kin have been notified, according to a statement from III Marine Expeditionary […]
Obtained by ABC News(PHOENIX) -- A man says he was stranded for days in Arizona's desert mountains with just a water bottle, a couple beers, some crackers and a spoiled sandwich, and he lived to tell the tale.Mick Ohman said he was ending a road trip to Crown King, a mining ghost town nestled high in the Bradshaw Mountains, when he decided to take a back route home to Phoenix. […]
