A long-awaited groundbreaking ceremony is taking place this afternoon in Bettendorf. The ceremony is jointly organized by the departments of transportation of both Iowa and Illinois. It officially kicks off the reconstruction of the Interstate-74 bridge between Bettendorf and Moline, Illinois. The governors of both states will participate along with local officials. Last month, the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowans who plan to celebrate the upcoming holiday with alcohol are being told to plan ahead. Patrick Hoye, chief of the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau, says Iowa roadways are already more congested over the busy holiday period, but adding intoxicated drivers to the mix ramps up the danger. Most fatal crashes in Iowa over the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Two teenage lifeguards at the La Porte City municipal swimming pool saved the life of a 4-year-old boy Friday. Jace Keegan, son of Ryan and Audra Keegan of rural La Porte City slipped underwater and lost consciousness in the children’s pool. Audra Keegan and Julie Grote, ambulance captain for the La Porte City Fire Rescue, […]Powered by WPeMatico
Class 4A 1. Johnston (21-2), LW #1 2. Dowling Catholic (25-3), LW #2 3. Iowa City West (21-6),LW #4 4. Iowa City High (21-6), LW #5 5. Southeast Polk (19-9), LW #9 6. Ankeny Centennial (17-9), LW #6 7. Cedar Rapids Washington (16-8), LW (X) 8. Indianola (21-6), LW #7 9. Western Dubuque (20-4), LW #10 […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is cosponsoring legislation with fellow Republican Senator Marco Rubio or Florida, which she says will help states make better use of federal programs for those trying to get out of poverty. Ernst, who is from Red Oak, says her travels around the state raised several questions about poverty issues. “How can […]Powered by WPeMatico
Crystal Nadareski/Facebook(QUEENSBURY, N.Y.) -- Stunning video published on social media shows the moment when a teenage girl dropped from a stopped ride at an upstate New York amusement park and fell into a crowd of park visitors and employees who had gathered below her to catch her.The unidentified 14-year-old girl from Greenwood, Delaware, survived the ordeal and is at Albany Medical Center in stable condition with no serious injuries, according […]
iStock/Thinkstock(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Several government websites in Ohio, including one for Gov. John Kasich, were hacked on Sunday displaying a pro-ISIS message, according to officials. The message read, "You will be held accountable Trump, you and all your people for every drop of blood flowing in Muslim countries." It ended with, "I love Islamic state." Other websites that were affected by the hacking were those belonging to the Ohio First […]
iStock/Thinkstock(ALLENTOWN, Pa.) -- A man and a woman wanted for parole violation barricaded themselves inside a Pennsylvania home after allegedly firing shots at police, and later died in an apparent murder-suicide on Saturday.The couple was being pursued after allegedly firing at police shortly before noon on Saturday. Following that incident, the man and woman fled and then barricaded themselves inside the attic of a home in Upper Saucon Township, according […]
Parker County Sheriff's Office(DALLAS) -- A mother whose two young children were killed after they were locked in a hot car in Weatherford, Texas, last month was arrested after she admitted she left them there to teach a "lesson," officials said. The Parker County Sheriff's office said Cynthia Marie Randolph, 25, told investigators several different variations of what happened to her 16 month-old boy and 2-year-old girl on May 26. […]
