After last Tuesday’s board of supervisors meeting the newest canine deputy, Gunner, was introduced. Sheriff Stacy Weber made another significant announcement during the introduction and that was that the next canine unit to join the force is on its way. Deputy Dakota Foley of Keokuk explained the timeline for when he will begin work with his new canine partner. Foley will then spend several weeks in Fort Dodge working with […]
The Iowa Lottery says the social security numbers of nearly 3,000 past game winners were inadvertently posted to a website. Lottery attorney Rob Porter told the Lottery Board today that the information was part of an open records request made by a journalist who was doing a story on lotteries. “The data that was provided that […]Powered by WPeMatico
The top Democrat on the Iowa House Appropriations Committee is asking the state auditor to verify some of the financial data Republican Governor Kim Reynolds’ budget director released a week ago. The state auditor’s office conducts a routine review of every state budget, once the 12-month period has drawn to a close, to ensure it […]Powered by WPeMatico
Waterloo police say a 65-year-old woman is in serious condition after being hit by a Waterloo Community Schools passenger van The accident happened a little before 7 a.m. Tuesday. Waterloo police say the woman walked in front of the van at 5th and Commercial Streets. Tara Thomas, spokesperson for the Waterloo Schools, says no students […]Powered by WPeMatico
An eastern Iowa police chief is hospitalized and a motorist faces numerous charges in connection with a police pursuit and subsequent crash late Monday morning. Buffalo Police Chief T.J. Behning was airlifted to University Hospitals, Iowa City, for treatment of serious injuries. Authorities say his squad car was struck near Buffalo by a stolen garbage […]Powered by WPeMatico
The latest Republican-led effort to create a replacement for the Affordable Care Act is losing support in the U.S. Senate and probably won’t even go to a vote. Both of Iowa’s U.S. senators plan to attend a caucus meeting this afternoon to discuss the so-called Graham-Cassidy measure, but Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says it’s likely already […]Powered by WPeMatico
Secretary of State Paul Pate says 90 percent of eligible Iowans are registered to vote and he estimates the 10 percent who are not come from one age group. “Younger voters have a problem, sometimes, connecting to why they should vote,” Pate says. “…Some of them are in transit. They might be here going to […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa farmers are taking careful note as a La Nina Watch is being issued by the Climate Prediction Center for the fall and winter months. That relates to cooler sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean which has an impact on weather across North America. Meteorologist Dennis Todey, director of the U.S.D.A.’s Midwest Climate Hub […]Powered by WPeMatico
The report recently released by the Iowa Association of Realtors showed that houses were on the market an average of 66 days in August — the lowest number since August of 2015. Association president Cindy Miller of Burlington says part of the issue is a lack of houses for sale. “Yes, we are still having […]Powered by WPeMatico
