A law enforcement agency in northeast Iowa has added drones to its workforce. Fayette County Sheriff Marty Fisher told KCRG-TV he purchased two drones with drug forfeiture money. “I’m always looking for tools to better assist my agency and my deputies,” Fisher said. The drones will help deputies cover large areas of Fayette County that […]Powered by WPeMatico
A $250 million pork processing facility is continuing to take shape near Eagle Grove. Construction is on target for an early 2019 opening of the Prestage Farms plant. Eagle Grove City administrator George McGuire says they’re excited about the plant and the economic boost it will provide to the region. “Anytime you can add value […]Powered by WPeMatico
Clean up is underway in some areas of northeast Iowa as others continue to keep an eye on rising floodwaters. Iowa Red Cross spokesman, Mark Tauscheck, says the city of Sumner was hit the hardest by floodwater as the power was knocked out. “The backup for their power supply was also affected. So, the whole […]Powered by WPeMatico
A prison inmate will spend more time behind bars for smuggling drugs into the Anamosa State Penitentiary. Tanner Meade pleaded guilty earlier this month to charges that he distributed marijuana to other Anamosa inmates. A Department of Corrections news release says Meade was sentenced to up to five more years in prison and that his […]Powered by WPeMatico
A study finds the typical Iowa college student graduates with $29,000 in debt, among the highest rates in the country. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is introducing legislation that would boost the amount of information students get before signing on the dotted line for loans they may be trying to pay off for decades. “The real […]Powered by WPeMatico
Two men are facing charges after a high-speed chase in Cedar Rapids. The police pursuit began just after midnight on Monday when officers on Interstate 380 tried to stop a car with license plates that didn’t match the vehicle’s description. The car sped away and reached speeds over 100 miles-an-hour, according to police. The car […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Waterloo baby is now back from the hospital after his parents found out he’s among the youngest patients in Iowa history to get Lyme disease. The Waterloo family was vacationing in Wisconsin over the 4th of July. Two-month-old Jett was on the porch with his mom, sitting on her lap when she noticed a […]Powered by WPeMatico
An Indianola woman has reached a plea agreement in the neglect of several dogs. A news release from the Warren County Attorney says 41-year-old Lindsey Morrow has pleaded guilty to 19 counts of animal neglect and three counts of animal neglect causing death. Five counts of animal torture were dropped under the plea agreement. The […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Association of Realtors has released its sales report for June and president Cindy Miller of Burlington says it’s a record breaker. IAR members sold 5,389 homes last month. That’s up 5.3-percent compared to June of 2016 (5,120 homes). It’s also the most homes sold in Iowa over a one month period, according to […]Powered by WPeMatico
