A rural Des Moines County man was rescued Thursday after falling into a grain silo on his farm near Kingston. Mediapolis Fire Chief Jeff Kerr said Thursday afternoon that 78-year-old Kenneth Klenk was almost completely sunk into the grain when Mediapolis rescue crews first arrived. Kerr says Klenk had his head tilted back above the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Jurors heard more videotaped testimony Thursday in the Beef Products Incorporated (BPI) defamation case against ABC Broadcasting. The trial, in its third week, is focused on ABC News reports that referred to BPI’s lean finely textured beef (LFTB) as “pink slime.” Kevin Butler, the Vice President of Ground Beef Sales for American Foods Group, told […]Powered by WPeMatico
A new study aims to show how the arts contribute to more than just a region’s quality of life. The report found the arts are a $185 million industry in central Iowa and employ nearly 5,700 full-time workers. Sally Dix, executive director of Bravo Greater Des Moines, says the arts play a serious economic role. […]Powered by WPeMatico
AARP Iowa released survey of older Iowans’ attitudes on health policy in response to the health care plan passed by the U.S. House earlier this year. The Senate version makes only modest changes — and makes deep cuts to Medicaid, which 79 percent of those surveyed oppose. AARP’s associate state director Anthony Carroll says the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa State guard Monté Morris was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2017 NBA Draft with the 5st pick. Morris, the winningest player in school history having played in 100 career ISU victories, is the 38th former Cyclone to be drafted. Iowa State has had 11 players drafted since the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Two people were hurt when a car crashed through the front of an Esterville grocery store on Thursday. Estherville police were dispatched to HyVee for a vehicle that had just driven through the front of the store. Upon arriving on scene, officers observed a 1995 Chevy Lumina driven by Robert Stump of Estherville inside of […]Powered by WPeMatico
Next weekend will be the busiest Independence Day weekend for travel in history, according to predictions. At the start of the year, AAA-Iowa spokeswoman Gail Weinholzer says they made a projection about gasoline prices that didn’t end up coming true, to the benefit of consumers. Weinholzer says, “We were projecting that gas prices could peak […]Powered by WPeMatico
Democrats and Republicans continue to have different opinions on whether the state budget year that ends next week will be balanced without a special legislative session to use more emergency funds. Governor Kim Reynolds says she is prepared to transfer up to $50 million in emergency funds to address a shortfall between tax receipts and […]Powered by WPeMatico
Getty Images/Monica Schipper(NEW YORK) -- After making her debut as the character in Captain America: Civil War, Marisa Tomei is back as Peter Parker's Aunt May in the upcoming film Spider-Man: Homecoming. Appearing on ABC's Good Morning America on Thursday, the Oscar-winning actress acknowledged that her character has previously been portrayed as a much older, gray-haired grandmotherly type. But, as she told ABC's Lara Spencer, "She's actually [Peter's] aunt by marriage, so she can be any age […]
