A routine fishing license check at a dam on the Des Moines River near Fort Dodge led to a chase and the arrest of a man wanted on two warrants. State Conservation Officer Bill Spece says everything started Friday when he asked 30-year-old David Dayton of Fort Dodge for his fishing license . Spece says […]Powered by WPeMatico
A biofuels industry leader says the jury is still out on the Trump administration’s attitude toward biofuels. Doug Durante, executive director of the Clean Fuels Development Coalition, says the industry is still trying to figure out how to deal with the new administration. One thing is for sure, Durante says the ethanol industry’s argument that […]Powered by WPeMatico
The granddaughter of a man who was instrumental in promoting the use of hybrid corn is urging GOP lawmakers not to close an ag-related research center at Iowa State University. Liz Garst, who manages her family’s 3500 acre farm in the Coon Rapids area. said the work of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture is not done. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa is no longer one of the most lenient states when it comes to people caught texting and driving. Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds kicked off a bill-signing event outside the Iowa Department of Public Safety headquarters this morning. “The bill elevates the act of sending a message while driving to a primary traffic offense,” Reynolds […]Powered by WPeMatico
Another benefit for the Ashton Kutcher and Dallas Clark-founded Native Fund will involve metal music giants Metallica. The Native Fund is a non-profit organization designed to help Iowans during disaster relief. Metallica will headline the benefit concert at the Iowa Speedway in Newton on Friday, June 9. Tickets will go on sale this Friday (April […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa City police say a body found in the Iowa River is a woman who had been missing since March. A news release from the police department says an autopsy has confirmed the body found in the Iowa River near Hills Friday is 37-year-old Katherine “Katie” Brooker. Police had requested help in finding Brooker — […]Powered by WPeMatico
An investigation into an alleged sexual abuse case at a northwest Iowa school more than one year ago has led to the arrest of a southeast Iowa man. According to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, the charges against 38-year-old Kyle Ewinger of West Burlington, stem from the investigation into an alleged incident that took place […]Powered by WPeMatico
A central Iowa man who’s wanted in the weekend murder of his girlfriend was arrested near the U.S.-Canadian border. Police in the Des Moines suburb of Johnston got multiple 911 calls on Saturday night of shots fired at the Providence Pointe apartment complex. When officers arrived, they found 34-year-old Agnes Yarlee who died at the […]Powered by WPeMatico
NASCAR took the Easter weekend off so let’s talk about Missouri’s greatest racer. It’s always dangerous to crown someone as “the greatest who ever…,” especially someone who is not nationally-known. But when nationally-famous people in the business say a person back home was the best there ever was, the credentials start to look pretty solid. […]Powered by WPeMatico
