A north-central Iowa man is charged in a weekend attack on two girls. The Wright County Sheriff’s Department charged 61-year-old Steven Nelson of Clarion with two counts of third-degree sexual abuse following an incident late Friday night in rural Goldfield. Authorities received a report that two minor females had been at a rural property with […]Powered by WPeMatico
(NASCAR)—Jimmie Johnson has taken an important first step toward an unprecedented eighth NASCAR championship by fighting off late-race cramps and winning the 500-mile race on the newly-paved Texas Speedway. Johnson’s in-car cooling system did not work, leaving him without hydration during the three hour, twenty-four minute race on a hot day. As he was running […]Powered by WPeMatico
A young woman from New Albin has died from injuries suffered in an accident on April 2nd in northeast Iowa’s Allamakee County. Nineteen-year-old Erin Rud died last week at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Authorities said Rud fell out of a pickup driven by 20-year-old Travis Colsch of New Albin. Colsch was charged […]Powered by WPeMatico
Investigators are still looking for the cause of an airplane crash Friday that killed two eastern Iowa. The plane — a single engine, 1965 Piper Cherokee 180 — crashed in a field near Oxford shortly after 3 p.m. Friday. It was on fire when authorities arrived on the scene. The Johnson County Sheriff’s office identified […]Powered by WPeMatico
Rock County Sheriff's Office(JANESVILLE, Wisc.) -- Federal authorities are expanding the search for a Wisconsin fugitive described by local officials as "armed and dangerous" and who they say may be plotting an act of mass violence, potentially against religious groups or churches."The search for Joseph A. Jakubowski (M/W, DOB: 07/21/84, 5’10”, 200 lbs, green eyes and brown hair) is still continuing this Sunday morning," the Rock County Sheriff's Office said […]
iStock/Thinkstock(CORAL GABLES, Fla.) -- Three people are dead after a shooting inside a luxury health club in South Florida on Saturday. Miami-Dade Police said 33-year-old Abeku Wilson, a recently-fired personal trainer, went on a shooting spree and attacked co-workers inside the Equinox Gym at the Village of Merrick Park. Wilson allegedly walked into the health club around 1 p.m. on Saturday and shot general manager Janine Ackerman and fitness manager […]
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- People took to the streets of the nation's capital Saturday to celebrate spring and cherry blossoms at the annual Cherry Blossom Festival Parade.Grand finale of the @CherryBlossFest! #CherryBlossomFestival #CherryBlossomParade pic.twitter.com/6ScX6jo750— ABC 7 News - WJLA (@ABC7News) April 8, 2017 The festival, held every April, thrills tourists and Washington, D.C., residents alike with colorful floats, marching bands, beauty queens, celebrity performers, giant balloons and more. The festivities, which span […]
Eastern Iowa native Ashton Kutcher is the latest recipient of a “Pillar of Character” Award named in honor of former Iowa Governor Robert D. Ray. “Thank you for having me home,” Kutcher said as he took the stage at Saturday’s ceremony in West Des Moines. The actor who has starred in “That ’70s Show” and the current Netflix […]Powered by WPeMatico
Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony; Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame(BROOKLYN, NY) -- No, Steve Perry didn't sing with Journey. But Friday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, there was a whole lot of music at this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, now in its 32nd year. Here's how […]
