Year: 2017

Crews continue to investigate the exact cause of an explosion Saturday evening at an eastern Iowa manufacturing plant. Damage assessment is also underway at the Guardian Glass Plant in DeWitt. In an update issued Monday afternoon, the company said they are focused on recovery, both ensuring a safe work environment and returning to operational status. […]Powered by WPeMatico

The public information officer for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says they are reviewing the circumstances from this past weekend where a man from Dubuque fell 40 to 50 feet from the area known as the Horshoe Bluff at the Mines of Spain Recreation Area. DNR spokesman Alex Murphy says they’ll determine if any […]Powered by WPeMatico

The victim of a stabbing last week in Mason City has died and the man accused of stabbing him will be charged with murder. Police say 23-year-old Wraymond Todd died Sunday afternoon at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City where he had been taken for treatment after last week’s assault. Twenty-year-old Braedon Bowers is […]Powered by WPeMatico

Governor Kim Reynolds says she checked with the state Ethics Board before using a gambling industry executive’s private plane to fly around the state last week with her acting lieutenant governor. The gift of the plane’s use is considered a donation to the governor’s campaign. Gary Kirke, the plane’s owner, is seeking a state license for a […]Powered by WPeMatico

Legislators on the Government Oversight Committees from the Iowa House and Senate have launched their public review of the state’s foster care system and how allegations of child abuse are handled. The move comes after two teenage girls who’d been adopted by foster parents died in their new parents’ homes. Vern Armstrong, head of field […]Powered by WPeMatico

Des Moines police are investigating the death of a man pulled from the Des Moines River on Sunday. A fisherman reported seeing a body floating in the river around 5 p.m. A dive team recovered the body and the man was identified as 56-year-old Ronald Weaver of Des Moines. The recovery follows an attempted river […]Powered by WPeMatico

An Iowa City mother is starting a company which she describes as “Uber for kids.” Bees Knees Drive will be Iowa’s first child ride service app. When it launches in the Iowa City area, parents will be able to order transportation for their kids to school or activities. Founder Anamika Chandel says she got the […]Powered by WPeMatico

Unlike her predecessor, Governor Kim Reynolds is not warning legislators away from investigating how the Iowa Department of Human Services is managing child welfare cases. The Government Oversight Committees from the Iowa House and Senate are meeting all day today to examine the agency after the controversial deaths of two adopted teenagers who lived in […]Powered by WPeMatico