ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) -- Storm the golden retriever is being hailed a hero for his quick thinking to help save a drowning baby deer.The dog’s owner, Mark Freeley, said Storm spotted something in New York’s Long Island Sound Sunday morning and jumped in to rescue it, grabbing the drowning baby deer by the neck to bring it to shore.“Storm, bring him in. Good boy, Storm. Bring him in,” Freeley can be […]
iStock/Thinkstock(MINNEAPOLIS) -- The reason why police did not have their body cameras turned on when they shot and killed an Australian woman over the weekend is a "key question" for investigators, Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges told "Good Morning America" Tuesday. "You know, I fought hard to make sure that we have body cameras. They’re a very powerful tool, they're not an infallible tool, but they're an important tool in 21st […]
ABCNews.com(PAYSON, Ariz.) -- The family of an Arizona man who went missing after a deadly weekend flash flood is holding on to hope for his safe return.Hector Garnica, 27, disappeared Saturday after torrential rains flooded the Cold Springs swimming hole in the town of Payson, Arizona, where he and his family were celebrating his wife’s birthday.The trip turned deadly when Garnica’s wife, Maria Garnica, and their three children, Danny, 7, […]
The Iowa Senate’s Republican leader has released a statement following a jury’s verdict that one of his former staff members should be paid $2.2 million for being subjected to discrimination and retaliation. Kirsten Anderson worked for Republicans in the senate for five years until she was fired in May of 2013. Senate Republican Leader Bill […]Powered by WPeMatico
Charitable organizations in the Sioux City-area received an unexpected gift this week. Sioux City-native and World War Two veteran Bill Johnson died in late April at the age of 91. He lived his professional life in Los Angeles, accumulating wealth as a contractor. He returned to his hometown 11 years ago and has now left […]Powered by WPeMatico
A jury has awarded $2.2 million to a woman who says she was fired from her job working for Republicans in the Iowa Senate because she complained about being harassed. Kirsten Anderson was the communications director for the Iowa Senate Republican Caucus Staff. Her superiors said Anderson was fired for inferior work. She filed a […]Powered by WPeMatico
A 3-9 record won’t provide a football program with momentum but Iowa State coach Matt Campbell hopes the way his Cyclones finished 2016 carries over to the start of the new season. Iowa State played its best football during the final month with Big 12 wins over Kansas and Texas Tech as well as close […]Powered by WPeMatico
Governor Kim Reynolds today said the executive branch of state government has a “zero tolerance policy” when it comes to sexual harassment in the workplace, but it’s up to house and senate members to make those kind of policy decisions for the legislative branch. “I don’t control them,” Reynolds said during her weekly news conference. A week […]Powered by WPeMatico
After more than four decades of history on the Davenport riverfront, the Bix Beiderbecke Jazz Festival will be held at a new location next month. The newly-opened Rhythm City Casino Resort, in the northeast end of town, will host the 46th annual event which draws jazz lovers from around the planet. Joe Hesse, vice president […]Powered by WPeMatico
