A new state law establishes a new income tax credit for individuals and couples saving for their first home. The new law applies to deposits in savings accounts Iowans use exclusively to set aside money to cover the costs of buying their first home. Individuals may claim a yearly credit of up to $2000. Couples saving […]Powered by WPeMatico
An Iowan was recently elected as the youngest president of the board of directors of the National Rifle Association. Forty-eight-year-old Pete Brownell is a third generation member of the organization and the CEO of the Montezuma-based company Brownells, which makes guns, gun parts and accessories. Brownells was founding in Montezuma in 1939 by Brownell’s grandfather. In […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa farmers are putting in some long hours, taking advantage of good weather, to get all their crops planted. Robert Lynch, who farms north of Fort Dodge, says he worked nearly around the clock on Sunday and finished planting one of his corn fields early Monday morning. “We pushed pretty hard and planted 18 to […]Powered by WPeMatico
Lifetime/Karolina Wojtasik(PENNSYLVANIA) -- Abby Lee Miller, the former Dance Moms reality star, has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Miller was must also serve two years of supervised release. The sentence followed charges of concealing assets from a bankruptcy court, and for bringing $120,000 worth of Australian currency into the country without reporting it. Miller will also have to pay […]
Netflix/Cara Howe(NEW YORK) -- The ladies of Litchfield are ready to rise up. In the latest trailer for Orange Is the New Black’s upcoming fifth season, the inmates plot to join forces to fight for prison reforms.The season picks up during the chaos that ensued after Poussey’s death last season. In one scene from the trailer, Tastee -- played by Danielle Brooks -- confronts the warden, Mr. Caputo. “We’re all angry,” she says. “You done our […]
ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua(NEW YORK) -- In her new book, A New Model: What Confidence, Beauty and Power Really Look Like, Sports Illustrated cover girl Ashley Graham speaks plainly about the fat-shaming she said she endured at home in her youth. “I really believe that parents need to know that they are shaping the future of their children,” Graham, 29, said on Tuesday's Good Morning America. “Words have power. The things that you say to yourself as a parent, […]
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) -- Jimmy Kimmel returned to television Monday night after a week away, and a week after he weighed into the heated national healthcare debate with a moving story about his son, Billy, who was born with a heart defect. The host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! said, "First I want to tell you because so many people have asked: Our son Billy is doing very well. He's eating. He is getting bigger. He […]
ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) -- On Monday night’s Dancing with the Stars, the pressure continued to build after last week’s double elimination. This week, with only five stars left, there were two performances. The dance pros chose the song and dance style in the first round, while in the second round couples performed as a Trio with a second dance pro chosen by the judges. Scores were tallied for each round and combined. […]
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) -- Jimmy Kimmel returned to television Monday night after a week away, and a week after he weighed into the heated national healthcare debate with a moving story about his son, Billy, who was born with a heart defect. The host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! said, "First I want to tell you because so many people have asked: Our son Billy is doing very well. He's eating. He is getting bigger. He […]
