The search is on for the vandals who broke into a school in southwest Iowa’s Page County over the weekend. Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers says the vandalism at Clarinda High School likely took place late Saturday or early Sunday. It was discovered Sunday morning. Chief Brothers says it’s not immediately clear how the vandals […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Hawarden native is making waves nearly 10,000 miles away on the small Island of Diego Garcia. U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Jeremy Huls became the officer in charge in May of the computer and naval support facility in the British Indian Ocean. He says their headquarters is in Japan and they are one of eight […]Powered by WPeMatico
The governor and other members of the State Executive Council today voted to set aside up to $450,000 to help low-income Iowans recover from flooding that struck 12 counties this month. Amy McCoy, a spokeswoman for the Iowa Department of Human Services, says eligible Iowans can get grants of up to $5,000 through one state program. […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Northeast Iowa man faces several charges after he allegedly assaulted his child at the county fair and then injured a deputy during his arrest. The incident happened just before midnight Thursday (July 27) at the Fayette County Fair in West Union. A Fayette County Sheriff’s deputy spotted 40-year-old Daryl Tiedt of Fredericksburg, assaulting a […]Powered by WPeMatico
Governor Kim Reynolds predicts there’ll be expanded ag trade to China in the years ahead, but Reynolds said this morning that Iowa exporters need to monitor how North Korea’s nuclear ambitions could impact trade with China. “They are walking a fine line in China,” Reynolds said during an interview with Radio Iowa and The Cedar Rapids […]Powered by WPeMatico
Police in Iowa’s capital city say a woman arrested this weekend was driving drunk with five kids in her car. Thirty-eight-year-old Wanda Swanson of Des Moines was jailed just before 2 a.m. Sunday on five counts of child endangerment, third offense OWI, driving while barred, open container, and possession of marijuana. The five children were […]Powered by WPeMatico
State health officials are giving Iowa families a heads-up about a new vaccination requirement for students going back to school next month. Under a new state law, a meningitis shot will be required for students entering 7th and 12th grades. Bethany Kintigh manages the Immunization Program at the Iowa Department of Public Health. “We have […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa’s new distracted driving law is nearly one month old. It allows police to pull drivers over if they are spotted texting behind the wheel. Iowa State Patrol Trooper Alex Dinkla admits it can be difficult for law enforcement officers to see obvious signs of texting – especially on interstates and highways when vehicles are […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says heavy rainfall Chickasaw and Bremer counties has caused a 60 foot by 40 foot section of the dike on Martens Lake on the Sweet Marsh Wildlife Management Area northeast of Tripoi to fail. Wildlife biologist, Jason Auel says the watershed for the Wapsipinicon River and Plum Creek got […]Powered by WPeMatico
