Year: 2017

An insurance brokerage based in Burlington recently agreed to pay a group of Iowa cities, counties and school districts more than a million dollars to cover what the state insurance commissioner has described as “deceptive” fees. Some local officials say they’re getting just a fraction of what they should be paid and they’d like to sue […]Powered by WPeMatico

Mason City Police Chief Jeff Brinkley provided update information Monday on the investigation into a fatal crash April 10th that left five young people dead. Brinkley says the blood alcohol of the driver, 20-year-old Zachery Hartley, was above the legal limit and the Jeep he was driving was going more than twice the posted speed […]Powered by WPeMatico

At least one insurance company is having to bring in agents from out of state to handle all of the claims from severe weather that swept across Iowa last Thursday afternoon and evening. Hundreds of customers report damage to their homes and vehicles from large hail and high winds. Chris Pilcic, a spokesman for State […]Powered by WPeMatico

A fire caused heavy damage to a home in Sioux City this morning. Fire Marshal Mark Aesoph says they were called out just before 9 A.M. “The first unit did go on scene and had heavy fire visible at the front of the structure,” Aesoph says. “There were 10 occupants in the home at the […]Powered by WPeMatico

Playground equipment was seriously damaged Friday night in Odebolt, at the Odebolt-Arthur Battle Creek-Ida Grove Elementary School. The Sac County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 911 call just before 5 p.m. and initiated the investigation. They determined three juvenile males — ages 11, nine and seven — had been playing with lighters and setting wood chips on fire […]Powered by WPeMatico

A Sac City man has been airlifted to a Sioux City hospital after falling from a bridge on Sunday afternoon. Sac County Sheriff Ken McClure reports deputies responded to the scene at approximately 5:30 p.m. on a report that a man had fallen into the Raccoon River from a bridge south of Sac City. When […]Powered by WPeMatico

Charges have been filed in connection with a house fire in Ottumwa. Police accuse 42-year-old Shane Ryan of starting the fire last Friday morning. He was on the top of the front porch roof when officers arrived shortly after 5 a.m. Police say he jumped off the roof and lost consciousness. Ryan was taken to […]Powered by WPeMatico

The licensing process for the sale of fireworks continues as a couple of stores in eastern Iowa which received licenses are reporting good early sales. Crossroads Fireworks opened on June 8th in the area of the Crossroads Shopping Center in Waterloo. In the first ten days of sales, it’s served more than 2,000 customers and […]Powered by WPeMatico