A late season run continues for Iowa City Regina. Junior pitcher Ryne Schooley tossed a four-hitter and struck out seven as the ninth ranked Regals blanked number two Treynor 5-0 in a class 2A quarterfinal round game. Regina has now won 14 of its last 15 games heading into Thursday’s semifinal round. “Honestly, I think […]Powered by WPeMatico
A fourth Iowa county has issued a ban on open burning and it took effect at noon today Buena Vista County, which includes the city of Storm Lake, is the latest county to have a burning ban in force. A burn ban has been in effect in Ottumwa and all of Wapello County since last […]Powered by WPeMatico
A quartet of warplanes from the World War Two era is flying over Iowa this week, making one stop in the state to offer flights and on-the-ground tours. Michael Dober, volunteer coordinator for the Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour, says it’s a rare opportunity to see the historic aircraft up-close and to take a […]Powered by WPeMatico
Two women admitted today to multiple acts of vandalism along the Dakota Access Pipeline in Iowa and other states. Ruby Montoya was joined by Jessica Reznicek outside the Iowa Utilities Board office where they read from a statement. “After having explored and exhausted all avenues of process, including attending public commentary hearings, gathering signatures for […]Powered by WPeMatico
There’s an Iowa connection to the weekend deaths of 10 people in a human trafficking case in Texas. Nine people were found dead in a tractor-trailer in a Walmart parking lot in San Antonio on Sunday, and another died later. The tractor-trailer had Iowa license plates which are registered to Pyle Transportation, a trucking company […]Powered by WPeMatico
Four more counties have been added to the state disaster list. The governor issued a disaster proclamation for Bremer, Buchanan, Clinton and Johnson counties for damage from heavy rains and flash flooding on July 21st through the 22nd. The state disaster proclamation allows local and county governments to get help from the state in their […]Powered by WPeMatico
Democrats in the Iowa Senate warn about 11,000 Iowa kids are in danger of being uninsured because their families may be unable to buy individual insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act’s exchange next year. Senator Janet Petersen, a Democrat from Des Moines, is calling on Republican Governor Kim Reynolds to approve a stop-gap plan […]Powered by WPeMatico
A single-engine plane crashed Saturday afternoon in a cornfield northeast of Bode. The pilot, 65-year-old Jerome Kolhaas of Hardy, escaped injury in the crash. Prior to the crash in Humboldt County, an emergency aircraft landing was reported to officials at around 2:15 p.m. in a bean field near St.Joseph in Kossuth County. Humboldt County Sheriff […]Powered by WPeMatico
Thousands of bicyclists are dominating many roads across northern Iowa this week during the 45th edition of the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa, or RAGBRAI. Iowa State Patrol trooper Vince Kurtz says the traffic dynamics in the region will be radically changing for the next six days. “There’s going to be a lot […]Powered by WPeMatico
