DanHenson1/iStock(LANCASTER, Ohio) -- Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the death of a photographer who was hit by a falling tree branch in an Ohio state park last month.Victoria Schafer, 44, of Chillicothe, Ohio, was taking pictures for several high school seniors at Hocking Hill State Park on Sept. 2 when she was struck and killed by a falling section of a tree. She is survived by her […]
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Investigative journalist Ronan Farrow spoke with ABC News' Good Morning America Friday about the revelations from his upcoming book on reporting stories that fueled the #MeToo movement. A portion of Farrow’s upcoming book, Catch and Kill, includes the allegation from a former NBC News producer that Matt Lauer raped her while they were covering the Sochi Olympics in 2014.Farrow said on Good Morning America he "can't […]
Greensboro Police Department(GREENSBORO, N.C.) -- The search is on for a 22-year-old kidnapping suspect in North Carolina, though the missing 3-year-old kidnapping victim has been found safe.The 3-year-old, Ahlora Ashanti Sample Lindiment, was found alive and well Thursday night after an Amber Alert was issued for the girl Wednesday, said Greensboro police.The suspect in the case, whom police released surveillance photos of Thursday afternoon, was identified Friday as 22-year-old N’denezsia […]
PaulReevesPhotography/iStock(NEW YORK) -- About two-thirds of the bird species in North America are at an increasing risk of extinction as the temperatures on Earth continue to warm, according to a new report released by the National Audubon Society. As the global climate changes, birds will be forced to relocate to more favorable homes -- and the shift could help wipe some of them out, according to the report, which was […]
golibtolibov/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Washington, D.C., will join the list of cities and states to recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day in place of Columbus Day, after the D.C. Council passed emergency legislation on Tuesday to rename the federal holiday.Councilmember David Grosso proposed the "Indigenous Peoples' Day Emergency Declaration Act of 2019" in an effort to "honor Indigenous People and their rich history and cultural contributions." If signed by Mayor Muriel Bowser, the act […]
Democratic presidential candidate Steve Bullock says until the recent revelations about President Trump’s call with Ukraine’s president, he was hesitant to support an impeachment inquiry. “I sure want to make, you know, this next 15 months about folks in Iowa and around the country believing government can work better for them,” Bullock says. But Bullock […]Powered by WPeMatico
There’s a sendoff in central Iowa tonight for a group of National Guard soldiers who are deploying overseas. Guard spokesman, Colonel Michael Wunn, says the sendoff is at the unit’s headquarters in Boone. “It’s Company C 2nd of the 147th Assault Helicopter Battalion. And there’s about 60 soldiers who are a part of that unit […]Powered by WPeMatico
Today is the second annual Iowa Local Food Day as part of National Farm to School Month. Teresa Wiemerslage, the program coordinator through the ISU Extension, says to take part, schools must serve at least two locally-sourced items for breakfast or lunch. Local foods can include produce, meat, eggs and dairy. “Iowa’s Local Food Day […]Powered by WPeMatico
-Event puts Construction Trades students to the test with real-world construction tasks FHMS Laton Denning screws drywall to metal studFMHS 1st placeMediapolis Clayton Vorwerk cuts rebar for concrete formMediapolis High School 2nd placeKHS 3rd place BURLINGTON, Iowa – Carl A. Nelson & Company, a 106-year-old design-build, construction management and general contracting firm based in Burlington, Iowa, on Thursday hosted its third annual High School Construction Skills Challenge for area construction […]
