Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler released the details today of the Trump administration’s agreement on how much ethanol will be blended with gasoline. Wheeler says the agreement for what’s know as the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) will address concerns about blending exceptions given small oil refineries. “By averaging the last three years of what […]Powered by WPeMatico
The owner of a gentleman’s steakhouse in Spencer is behind bars on multiple charges after being served with an arrest warrant during a Thursday afternoon traffic stop. Thirty-six-year-old Christopher Burg was taken into custody shortly before 2:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Grand Avenue following a joint investigation by the Spencer Police Department, Iowa […]Powered by WPeMatico
With the cool, crisp weather of October comes the increased risk of hitting an animal with your car. Iowa drivers rank fifth in the U.S. for the most animal collisions, according to the state’s largest auto insurer. Kelly Pargett, a spokeswoman for State Farm, says the company’s study finds 58% of the animals Iowans hit […]Powered by WPeMatico
Democratic Congresswoman Cindy Axne says if investigations find President Trump abused his power, she’ll support moving forward with impeachment even if it damages her bid for re-election in 2020. “If the facts point that the president did put our country in jeopardy and violated the constitution, then we need to move forward,” Axne said last […]Powered by WPeMatico
State officials have frozen tax incentives for a Sioux City pork processing plant due to an investigation of alleged mistreatment of foreigners recruited to work at the plant. Seaboard Triumph Foods was awarded $16.5 million in tax credits and sales tax breaks for the Sioux City facility which opened in 2017. “We’ve put a hold […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Senator Joni Ernst on Thursday said it’s too early to say whether it was improper for President Trump to ask Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden. “We can’t determine that yet,” Ernst said during a town hall meeting in Templeton. “We have information that will be presented […]Powered by WPeMatico
ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) -- Tyler Perry is sharing details on his tumultuous childhood that included surviving sexual abuse from those close to his family, violent beatings from his father, and suicidal thoughts. “I don’t think I ever felt safe or protected as a child,” Perry told People, adding that his alcoholic father had at one time beat him so bad with a vacuum cord that it ripped the skin off his […]
Paramount Pictures(LOS ANGELES) -- Eddie Murphy is making sure his comeback to Hollywood is more than just a drop in the bucket. In an interview with Collider, Murphy said that he's planning to revive more than one of his popular films. “Yeah that’s what we’re doing after Coming to America 2,” Murphy said. “We’re doing Beverly Hills Copand then the plan is to get back on stage and do stand up. That’s what I’ll be doing […]
ABC/Fred Lee(NEW YORK) -- Robert De Niro's former assistant has filed a lawsuit against the Oscar-winner, alleging he subjected her to “verbally abusive” and “sexually-charged” behavior, including leaving her voicemails filled with vulgar language.“Robert De Niro is someone who has clung to old mores,” the lawsuit, filed by Graham Chase Robinson, says. “He does not accept the idea that men should treat women as equals. He does not care that […]
