Year: 2017

More than 1300 people paid $75 for a ticket to stand in a Des Moines hotel ballroom tonight to salute Iowa’s new governor. Lee County Republican Party chairman Martin Graber of Fort Madison was among the men clad in tuxedos and bow ties at the “Inaugural Celebration for Governor Kim Reynolds.” “I’m very excited to come […]Powered by WPeMatico

The Government Oversight Committees in the Iowa House and Senate will convene Monday to review “processes” in the Department of Human Services after two teenage girls adopted out of the foster care system starved to death. The 16-year-olds were both being homeschooled by adoptive parents — and the parents of Natalie Finn of West Des […]Powered by WPeMatico

The State Fire Marshal says a retailer in Forest City is the first to complete the process to get a license to sell fireworks in Iowa. State Fire Marshal Jeffrey Quigle says some 600 people logged in to the website Thursday once they could start the process to get a license. His staff has been […]Powered by WPeMatico

A murder victim found in Des Moines in 1984 has just been identified. The decomposed remains of a man were found in Des Moines in February of 1984 and the medical examiner at the time concluded the man had been murdered. Despite what Des Moines Police describe as “distinctive clothing…and multiple tattoos,” authorities were unable […]Powered by WPeMatico

The Iowa Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in a case involving a high school baseball player hit by a foul ball. Spencer Ludman was playing baseball for Muscatine High School in a game at Davenport Assumption in 2011. He was struck in the head by a line-drive foul ball as he waited at the edge […]Powered by WPeMatico

This time between Memorial Day and Labor Day is being referred to as the 100 deadliest days of the year to be in a motor vehicle. During the period, the average number of deadly teen driver crashes climbs 15-percent compared to the rest of the year. Rose White, spokeswoman for AAA-Iowa, says traffic picks up […]Powered by WPeMatico

The Iowa Supreme Court rules parents can sue a doctor for failing to tell them their child may be born with a birth defect so the mother could have an abortion. Pamela Plowman and Jeremy Plowman sued after their son was born in Fort Madison who developed several medical issues, including cerebral palsy. An ultrasound […]Powered by WPeMatico