A construction worker had a close call Tuesday afternoon in north-central Iowa’s Worth County. The Highway Patrol says a van driven by 60-year-old Dean McFadden of Shakopee, Minnesota, plowed into a construction zone on Interstate 35 as McFadden was having a medical condition. The van hit a piece of construction equipment, throwing a worker off. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are predicting the above-normal runoff into the Missouri River basin will continue most of the summer. Kevin Stom, an engineer in the Corps’ Omaha office, says it will not mean any widespread flooding along the waterway. Stom says, “The 2017 calendar year runoff forecast for the Upper […]Powered by WPeMatico
Dozens more Kmart and Sears stores are closing, including two in Iowa. The Kmart store in Marshalltown will close over Labor Day weekend. The Kmart in Iowa City will close in September as well. Sears Holdings bought Kmart in 2005. Sears announced this week it is closing 72 more Sears, Kmart and Sears Auto Centers. […]Powered by WPeMatico
An accident Tuesday in central Iowa claimed the life of an agricultural worker. The Highway Patrol says a semi rear-ended a farm tractor on Greene County road E-18 at midday. The tractor was pushed into the ditch and rolled onto its top, pinning the driver. The victim’s identified as 47-year-old Patrick Fields of Paton. The […]Powered by WPeMatico
The executive director of the board which oversees the three state universities is resigning. A news release from the Board of Regents says Robert Donley will resign on July 15th. Donley has been the executive director since 2008 and his resignation comes after a closed session by the board to review his performance. The Regents […]Powered by WPeMatico
An eastern Iowa man will spend nearly 20 years in prison on child pornography charges. Thirty-four-year-old Michael Joseph Wilson of Clinton pleaded guilty to charges of possession and distribution of child pornography. He admitted he possessed child pornography between January and May of 2014. A cyber-tip by Google to the National Center for Missing and […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa’s lone Democratic congressman says he has a lot of concerns about President Donald Trump’s ideas for infrastructure improvements. The president has said he wants to rely more heavily on cities, states, and private investment to pay for infrastructure work. Second District Congressman Dave Loebsack says that could short change rural parts of the country. […]Powered by WPeMatico
An environmental policy advisor with the Iowa Farm Bureau says a recent Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) report shows the number of “impaired waterbodies” in the state is leveling off. Rick Robinson says the report’s two percent increase in impaired waters indicates long-term progress is taking place. And Robinson says it showed other positive […]Powered by WPeMatico
The State of Iowa is paying nearly half a million dollars to settle the lawsuit filed after a boy in foster care was beaten with a brick and drowned. The birth mother of Dominic Elkins filed the lawsuit. Elkins had been placed with a foster family in Logan, Iowa. Another foster kid in the home […]Powered by WPeMatico
