Year: 2017

A computer specialist is pleading guilty to rigging lottery jackpots in Iowa and four other states — and he could serve up to 25 years in prison. Eddie Tipton is the former security director of the Multi-State Lottery Association based in Urbandale. Tipton had maintained his innocence until today, when he pleaded guilty in Wisconsin […]Powered by WPeMatico

A northwest Iowa man and his five-year-old son are dead after a Saturday morning accident near Sibley. According to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, 48-year-old Travis Mier of Spirit Lake was driving a 2001 Toyota westbound on Highway 9, near Nettle Avenue. That’s about three and a quarter miles northwest of Sibley or three and […]Powered by WPeMatico

After a nearly 40 year absence a midfield logo will return to Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium for next football season. Iowa officials unveiled plans to place a Tigerhawk on the playing surface for the upcoming season. It will be the first time Kinnick Stadium has featured a midfield logo since the 1980 season. The Tigerhawk was […]Powered by WPeMatico

A doctor who had been working in a Clinton hospital has turned in his Iowa medical license after being accused of misconduct with a female patient. According to the Iowa Board of Medicine, the alleged incidents happened last September. Dr. Kiran Pandey was accused of touching the female patient’s private parts and making comments of […]Powered by WPeMatico

The Iowa City Fire Department is investigating a fire Sunday evening that did an estimated half-million dollars in damage to the University of Iowa’s Bowen Science Building. Deputy Fire Chief Brian Platz says they were able to put the fire on the second floor of the Bowen Science Building out in 20 minutes. “We got […]Powered by WPeMatico

Some kids strive to completely avoid anything that resembles school work during the summer months, but one expert says it means they’ll likely need weeks to get back into the swing next fall. Emily Hayden, a professor of literacy education at Iowa State University, suggests parents help their children to avoid the “summer slide” by […]Powered by WPeMatico

The Iowa Insurance Commissioner is proposing what he calls a stopgap measure to ensure Iowans have access to health insurance in 2018, after all of the major providers of individual plans have pulled our or are considering pulling out. Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen says they hope this plan will give people access to an individual […]Powered by WPeMatico

Iowa is the top pork producing state in the U.S. and a livestock market analyst says all signs point to a good year for the industry. Steve Meyer, with EMI Analytics, says if pork producers have managed their risk well – it could be another year of positive margins. “If you take the average price […]Powered by WPeMatico