Republican Senator Joni Ernst faced a loud crowd at the University of Iowa Friday afternoon as she took questions at a town-hall-style meeting. Republican efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act were the hot topic. The audience cheered when Ernst said it’s unlikely the GOP’s latest proposal will pass. “We do have two […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Lee County Sheriff has made an arrest in the death of a man at a roadside park near Wever in February. State and local officers worked for several months on the case until a suspect was identifed. Deputies charged 35-year-old Joseph Mayorga Jr with first-degree murder in the death of 47-year-old James Nelson. Mayorga […]Powered by WPeMatico
Unseasonably warm weather has held off the cool fall days in Iowa and that’s impacting the transition of some trees to their fall leaf colors. State Forester Jeff Goerndt says dry weather has also had an impact on the changing of leaf colors. “I think the dryness has affected us a great deal — the […]Powered by WPeMatico
A book created by two central Iowa women is arriving on book store shelves this week that focuses on the stories and images of 25 Iowa women who are farmers, farmland owners or both. The 96 page “Women and the Land” was written by Barb Hall, and Kathryn Gamble shot all of the pictures. Gamble, […]Powered by WPeMatico
Officials today approved state incentives for a project in Waterloo that’s expected to create 245 new jobs at a pork processing plant. Tyson Fresh Meats already employs 2,900 at the facility. “It will be a $28 million capital investment that the company is making,” says Iowa Economic Development Authority spokeswoman Tina Hoffman. “That will give them […]Powered by WPeMatico
A man and a woman who’re now under arrest on theft charges hid from northwest Iowa authorities for about seven hours yesterday. At about 9:30 Thursday morning the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s office got a call about two people at a rural property near Cylinder. The property owner said the man and woman fled in […]Powered by WPeMatico
The ACLU of Iowa will go to court to try to lift the state’s ban on Medicaid coverage for transgender surgical care. Joe Freund is a family practice doctor in Des Moines who treats transgender patients. “I’m passionate about this,” Freund said, “because I’ve lost patients to suicide because of the inability to get this […]Powered by WPeMatico
The state board that oversees openness in government has voted not to release a recording of its own closed meeting. Bert Dalmer of the Iowa Ombudsman’s Office is seeking the recording, to investigate a complaint about the board’s vote to keep the audio secret. “In the interest of full transparency and accountability, we need this […]Powered by WPeMatico
Cedar Rapids police are asking for the public’s help with information on a fatal weekend shooting. The shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. Saturday in a neighborhood on Cedar Rapids’ southeast side. Investigators say someone fired multiple gunshots from outside a home through a window. Two people inside a bedroom of the home were struck. Thirty-three-year-old […]Powered by WPeMatico
