Year: 2017

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Delta flight returns to Seattle after passenger assaults flight attendant, injuring two

Mike Watson Images/iStock/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) -- A Delta Airlines flight turned around shortly after takeoff from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Thursday night after a passenger allegedly assaulted a flight attendant, according to an airport spokesperson.A passenger assaulted a flight attendant in the Boeing 767's first class cabin about 45 minutes after the Beijing-bound flight departed, the spokesperson said, adding that there was no information to suggest that it was a national security threat. […]

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National

Regular NJ Transit service resumes at NYC’s Penn Station after derailment

Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- NJ Transit resumed regularly-scheduled train service out of New York City's Penn Station after a slow-speed derailment led to suspension of operations at the nation's train station for several hours, according to the services.Both NJ Transit and Amtrak resumed full operations in and out of Penn Station early Friday, but the transportation providers said customers should expect delays on their morning commute."Following a slow-speed derailment […]

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State News

Sasse is ‘hot’ over GOP’s approach to ‘repeal and replace’ of ObamaCare (AUDIO)

First-term Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse spoke to a crowd of about 200 Republicans in Nevada tonight, presenting himself as a “newbie” politician, who’s “frustrated” by the GOP’s current stalemate over health care. “For seven years, this party has been for the repeal and replace of ObamaCare,” Sasse said. “The president just ran and won on it. […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayJuly 7, 2017

State News

Stratford hosts bluegrass music festival

Fans of bluegrass music from across the Midwest are in north-central Iowa’s Hamilton County and the town of Stratford this weekend. The 33rd annual Stratford Stride Bluegrass Festival is underway and organizer Aaron Bradley says tonight’s (Friday) headliner is a band called Blue Highway. They’re from Nashville, Tennessee, as is Saturday’s headliner, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, while […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayJuly 7, 2017

State News

Omaha man arrested, accused of threatening Senator Ernst

A man from Omaha, Nebraska, was arrested this morning and accused of making threats against Iowa Senator Joni Ernst. Federal officials announced the arrest of 64-year-old Robert William Simet of Omaha. The special agent in charge of the FBI’s Omaha office released a written statement, saying “the safety of our elected officials is something that cannot […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayJuly 7, 2017

State News

Body found in Mississippi River south of Dubuque

A body was pulled from the Mississippi River south of Dubuque this morning. Authorities say the body was found near the Mines of Spain around 3 a.m. The body has been positively identified, but the name is being withheld for now. A Dubuque man, Jim Wagner, was working on a railroad bridge when he fell […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayJuly 7, 2017

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Nursing program in the works for Iowa State University

Iowa State University plans to launch a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program in the fall of 2018. Professor Ginny Wangerin, director of nursing education at ISU, says the program should appeal to registered nurses who are already working in the field as well as recent graduates of approved nursing programs. Wangerin says, “The […]Powered by WPeMatico

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Music set to get underway for 10th edition of 80-35 Music Festival

A music festival named for the two interstates that meet in Iowa’s capital city opens later this afternoon. This marks the 10th year for the 80-35 Music Festival in downtown Des Moines and organizers say they’re somewhat surprised the event has survived a decade. Justin Schoen is a founding board member of the Des Moines […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayJuly 7, 2017