Kim Reynolds is the fifth governor in the country to “opt in” so Iowa agencies may buy AT&T contracts for high-speed cellular service that provides “first responders” with priority access during times of crisis. This morning during her weekly news conference, Reynolds said AT&T’s “FirstNet” service also will help agencies communicate across state lines. “In […]Powered by WPeMatico
Kim Reynolds is the fifth governor in the country to “opt in” so Iowa agencies may buy AT&T contracts for high-speed cellular service that provides “first responders” with priority access during times of crisis. This morning during her weekly news conference, Reynolds said AT&T’s “FirstNet” service also will help agencies communicate across state lines. “In […]Powered by WPeMatico
A pickup slammed through the front entrance of a convenience store in what Newton Police believe was an attempted ATM theft. It happened around 4 a.m. Monday at the West End Sinclair station in Newton. Police say a truck backed into the front door area, causing extensive damage to the building and knocking the store’s ATM […]Powered by WPeMatico
Governor Kim Reynolds today said she’s submitting policy proposals to Iowa’s congressional delegation as her fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate consider changes in the nation’s individual insurance markets as well as the future of Medicaid. “You cannot continue to see the cost of Medicaid go up. It is just taking over state budgets,” Reynolds said. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Two more Republican U.S. senators announced last night they won’t support the party’s effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, but Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says the plan isn’t doomed. Senate leaders intend to bring up the version of a new health care bill that passed in the U.S. House months ago. Grassley, […]Powered by WPeMatico
A West Union man was killed in a two-vehicle accident Monday afternoon that involved a police vehicle. The Iowa State Patrol says around 3 PM, 83-year-old Willys Henry Fritz’s vehicle failed to yield the right of way to a West Union police car which was in emergency status, driven by 23-year-old Bryson Hennigar of West […]Powered by WPeMatico
The return of two endangered rattlesnakes to Iowa might not excite most residents of the state, but environmental groups like The Nature Conservancy are applauding the discovery. Shelly Hiemer is spokesperson for the conservancy. “We’re absolutely thrilled to have them back,” Hiemer told Radio Iowa. “It means the work we’re doing to restore the prairie […]Powered by WPeMatico
A district court judge has begun hearing the challenge of a new state requirement that women seeking an abortion undergo an ultrasound and then wait 72 hours before the procedure is performed. Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit and got an injunction shortly after the law took effect in May. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Eight semi-trucks loaded with sets, costumes and equipment and two charter buses carrying six-dozen people are just part of the responsibilities of a central Iowa woman. When the touring Broadway production of “An American in Paris” makes its one stop in Iowa this week, assistant company manager Candace Hemphill will be there, clipboard in hand, making […]Powered by WPeMatico
