Year: 2017

Iowans got rid of nearly six tons of old or unneeded pills and other leftover medications last Saturday. That’s according to the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP), which helped organize the “Prescription Drug Take Back Day.” ODCP director Steve Lukan says just over 11,700 pounds of drugs were disposed of at collection sites […]Powered by WPeMatico

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says she’ll do a full review of the health care bill that passed the U.S. House today. “We will take a thorough look at whatever comes to us and whatever that package may look like. Again, stressing the fact that we need to take a look at it and make sure […]Powered by WPeMatico

Republican Governor Terry Branstad is disputing the legal option Iowa’s Democratic attorney general released Monday about the transition of power in the governor’s office. Branstad is likely to resign this month to become U.S. Ambassador to China. Attorney General Tom Miller says Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds will get the title of governor, but Miller argues […]Powered by WPeMatico

The new U.S. Agriculture Secretary is going to visit here Friday. Former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue was sworn in last week as the new U.S. Ag Secretary and now has announced he will make his first major farm policy speech at an ag business near the central Iowa town of Nevada. Perdue plans to tour […]Powered by WPeMatico

An event billed as the state’s largest gathering of entrepreneurs opened this morning in eastern Iowa. EntreFest will run through tomorrow at various venues in downtown Iowa City. The event is being run by the Cedar Rapids-based New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative. The group’s events director, Jill Wilkins, says EntreFest brings innovative corporate leaders into the same […]Powered by WPeMatico

More than 150 veterans from across north-central and northwest Iowa will be taking part in an Honor Flight this weekend to see a host of memorials in Washington D.C. Ron Newsum, an organizer with the Brushy Creek Honor Flight Chapter, says there’s a pleasant surprise in some of the numbers. “Last May, we only had […]Powered by WPeMatico

A first-term state senator who became a leading voice against GOP initiatives in the 2017 legislature is running for governor. Thirty-six-year-old Nate Boulton is an attorney in Des Moines, but he’s officially launching his campaign this morning with a web video and an event in his hometown of Columbus Junction. Last week, during an appearance […]Powered by WPeMatico

The man accused of killing a Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s deputy during an escape will appear in a Nebraska courtroom this afternoon for an extradition hearing. Pottawattamie County Attorney  Mat Wilber, expects Wesley Correa-Carmenaty to come back to Iowa without a challenge. “I think he’s gonna waive, but if he decides to fight it, then we have […]Powered by WPeMatico