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A state representative from central Iowa has been charged with drunk driving after a weekend arrest in northwest Iowa. Sixty-year-old Scott Ourth is a Democrat from Ackworth who represents part of Warren County in the Iowa House. A report from Cherokee Police indicates an officer saw a pick-up driving without its headlights on at about […]Powered by WPeMatico

Researchers at Iowa State University are developing short, fabric-covered tunnels which could be the solution to protecting certain organic crops from destructive pests. By design, organic agriculture limits the products that can be applied to crops to kill pests and weeds. ISU’s Mark Gleason says the mesh-covered tunnels let sunlight and rain in, but not […]Powered by WPeMatico

The Iowa Supreme Court’s chief justice has set new guidelines for testing the court system’s data security. The order comes after an independent investigation concluded there are “disagreements and confusion” about the contracts court officials signed with a cybersecurity firm. Two of that firm’s employees face burglary charges in Dallas County. Employees for a company […]Powered by WPeMatico

A special investigation by the state auditor’s office indicates the office manager for a southern Iowa landfill failed to deposit tens of thousands of dollars in landfill fees. Jennifer Nickell was the office manager for the Solid Waste Management Commission for Wayne, Ringgold and Decatur Counties. According to a letter from the state auditor’s office, […]Powered by WPeMatico

The Iowa Court of Appeals says the Sioux City Human Rights Commission may sue the owners of rental properties for housing discrimination for rejecting renters with disabilities who asked to keep companion animals in their home. The court ruled that the city and commission have standing to sue for violations of the law under the […]Powered by WPeMatico

An eastern Iowa man has been charged in a hit-and-run that killed an Iowa firefighter in August. According to a news release issued yesterday by the Muscatine County Attorney, 52-year-old Terry Gough of Morning Sun was arrested earlier this month. He’s charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident. Forty-nine-year-old Devin Estabrook of Letts […]Powered by WPeMatico

The beauty of autumn is about to come alive with the change of colors on Iowa’s trees. Joe Herring, an Iowa DNR forester from Iowa Falls, says the fall leaf show is already starting. “If you see some really bright red colors, if you’re in a forest area on vines that are growing up trees, […]Powered by WPeMatico

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is entering the final phase in approving a plan for MidAmerican Energy to help prevent the number of bats and eagles killed by its current and future wind farms. Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman Kraig McPeek says the final plan is now available for public comment following an earlier […]Powered by WPeMatico