Year: 2017

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A look back at the Aurora, Colorado movie theater shooting five years later

Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office(AURORA, Colo.) -- It was a cool summer night on July 20, 2012 in Aurora, Colorado as Batman fans took their seats at the Century 16 movie theater for a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises.The highly anticipated third installment of the Batman trilogy opened to packed auditoriums at midnight showings across the country, but little did the moviegoers in Aurora know that their attendance to […]

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Remains found likely those of 10th Arizona flash flood victim

iStock/Thinkstock(PAYSON, Ariz.) -- The remains found near a debris-filled creek in central Arizona on Wednesday night are believed to be those of a 27-year-old man who went missing after a deadly flash flood over the weekend.The Gila County Sheriff’s office said it located remains near the Shoo Fly Creek that are "believed to be related to the search" for Hector Garnica, who went missing Saturday after torrential rains flooded the […]

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Salem witch trial victims remembered 325 years later

iStock/Thinkstock(SALEM, Mass.) -- A memorial to people who were executed on charges of witchcraft 325 years ago was unveiled on Wednesday in Salem, Massachusetts.In 1692, Sarah Good, Rebecca Nurse, Susannah Martin and 15 others were hung at the location known as Procter’s Ledge, while another victim, Giles Corey, was crushed to death.The executions were part of a mass hysteria in colonial Massachusetts in which some local people were accused of […]

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State News

Johnny Gosch’s red wagon to be displayed at Iowa State Fair

A red wooden wagon, a piece of one of the most infamous cold cases in Iowa history, is going to be on display at this year’s Iowa State Fair. Ron Sampson of Des Moines has possession of the wagon – which was being used by Johnny Gosch on the morning of September 5, 1982 to […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayJuly 20, 2017

State News

Another sales record for Iowa Lottery scratch tickets, Powerball sales down

Total ticket sales for the Powerball lottery game fell during the past 12 months in Iowa due to the lack of high-dollar jackpots, but sales of scratch tickets continue to surge. Iowa Lottery officials report more than $237.6 million worth of scratch tickets were sold during the past 12 months. That’s nearly $4 million above the previous […]Powered by WPeMatico

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State News

Cleanup underway in downtown McGregor following EF1 tornado

A two-story building listed on the National Register of Historic Places was reduced to rubble after a tornado ripped through downtown McGregor in northeast Iowa Wednesday evening. The EF1 twister traveled down the city’s Main Street, where resident Anne Kruse says a massive cleanup effort is underway. “They had to rope off the worst buildings – […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayJuly 20, 2017 1

State News

Iowan Sam Clovis nominated to be USDA undersecretary

President Trump has nominated an Iowan who was a top policy advisor on Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign to serve as the USDA Undersecretary for research, education and economics. Sam Clovis, formerly of Hinton, Iowa, has been working in the USDA since Trump took office, serving as a liason to the White House. “This may be […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayJuly 20, 2017

State News

State health officials confirm first 2017 case of West Nile virus

For the first time this year, an Iowan is testing positive for West Nile virus. Deputy state epidemiologist Dr. Ann Garvey says the case should serve as a reminder for all of us. “That was in a middle-aged man in Ida County,” Dr. Garvey says. “He was not hospitalized and is recovering, so that’s really […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayJuly 20, 2017

State News

It’s too hot, ARL urging dog owners to leave pets at home

Police and animal welfare officials across the state are reporting an uptick in calls about dogs being left in hot vehicles. Josh Colvin, with the Animal Rescue League of Iowa, says dogs should just be left at home when temperatures rise to the level they’re at this week. “I know we keep harping on this […]Powered by WPeMatico

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