Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has not yet seen a document outlining how the Trump Administration may address farmers’ fury over ethanol waivers granted to oil refineries. “I’m optimistic that we’ll hopefully get something this week, but we’re still waiting to see the final details on it,” Reynolds told reporters late this morning. Bloomberg and Reuters […]Powered by WPeMatico
A man working at a hog confinment near Le Mars is at a hospital in Nebraska for treatment of severe burns after a fire near the hog barn on Monday. Le Mars Fire Chief Dave Schipper says the man was initially rushed to the local hospital by private car, then airlifted to Lincoln. “Prior to […]Powered by WPeMatico
Prolonged trade wars and a continued shortage of qualified workers are two key factors in the weakening Midwestern economy, according to a survey of supply managers in Iowa and eight other states. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says the business conditions index sank for the fifth time in the past six months during September. “The […]Powered by WPeMatico
Tuesday marked the one-year countdown to the federal regulation that requires you to have your driver’s license certified as a “REAl ID” to be able to use it as identification for flying. Iowa DOT Director Mark Lowe says the requirement came out of rules developed at the 9-11 terrorist attacks. “What they did for states […]Powered by WPeMatico
September wrapped up in Iowa feeling more like June. State climatologist Justin Glisan says the statewide average temperature for the month ended up around 68 degrees, which is 5 degrees warmer than normal. Glisan says besides being warmer, the weather was also wetter. “We were at about 6.5 inches across the state and that’s almost […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa’s attorney general is going to court, asking that the Iowa Insurance Division be allowed to step in and try to recoup the money for people who paid in advance for their funerals at two northwest Iowa funeral homes. State officials say their investigation shows Andrew Joyce no longer has a license to sell “pre-need” […]Powered by WPeMatico
Heavy rains swept through parts of southwest Iowa Tuesday that are still recovering from flooding in March and May — and a more recent spate of high water last week. Mills County Emergency Management Coordinator Larry Hurst says it’s not just the Missouri River. Other waterways are raising concerns. “The Nishnabotna and three other stream […]Powered by WPeMatico
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) -- If you detect the aroma of a WWE comeback, then you can indeed smell what The Rock is cooking. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is returning to WWE SmackDown for the first time in six years, for the wrestling match-up's Friday debut on Fox. In a tweet, Johnson teased, "There's no greater title than #thepeopleschamp. And there's no place like home." Johnson -- who has become one […]
© 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC Comics(LOS ANGELES) -- Margot Robbie and director Cathy Yan obviously went all-out for the trailer for Robbie's upcoming Suicide Squad spin-off Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn. Like the DC Comic book series Birds of Prey, the movie centers on some of Gotham City's felons of the fairer sex, including Joker's ex, […]
