Year: 2017

A man is dead and a woman is in custody after a shooting in northwest Iowa. Plymouth County Sheriff Mike Van Otterloo says it happened shortly after midnight, Friday morning, at a home in rural Akron. Thirty-three-year-old Becky Hebert is facing charges that include second-degree murder. “The investigation allowed officers to learn that Hebert and the […]Powered by WPeMatico

Decorah man is facing charges after an investigation into a report of neglected livestock. The Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Department says 51-year-old Craig Underbakke was charged with neglect of livestock and multiple counts of failure to properly dispose of dead calves. Both charges are simple misdemeanors. Investigators found 24 dead calves on the farm near Burr […]Powered by WPeMatico

Republican Congressman David Young is calling on the Trump Administration to provide Iowa with a quick answer on a proposed fix for the state’s individual insurance market. The state insurance commissioner has come up with a “stop gap” measure he believes will help up to 72,000 Iowans buy individual policies for 2018, but The Washington […]Powered by WPeMatico

Five people are riding bicycles cross-country from Oregon to Washington D.C. and they’re pedaling along Iowa’s western border this weekend — the halfway point in their three-month journey. Dyar Bentz, the program director for the Light the Trail Ride, says they’re raising money and awareness about an important cause. “It’s sort of a half-outreach and […]Powered by WPeMatico

A massive corn maze in eastern Iowa is spreading an anti-bullying message to school students this fall. Bloomsbury Farm in Benton County has a corn maze that spans 10 acres with an anti-bullying sign planted in the middle. Jessica Petersen, whose parents own the farm, told KCRG-TV that she came up with the anti-bullying theme […]Powered by WPeMatico

The Washington Post is reporting that President Trump told federal officials to deny Iowa’s request to stabilize the individual health insurance market. The Washington Post reports Trump became outraged after he read a Wall Street Journal account of what has become called the state’s “stop gap” plan. It’s an attempt to help up to 72,000 […]Powered by WPeMatico

The Iowa Department of Public Health was happy to find the state in the minority following a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the number of deaths from strokes nationwide. DPH Health Systems Coordinator Terry Meek says the numbers in most states increased or held steady in the report […]Powered by WPeMatico