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Grinnell College has canceled its remaining football games. Athletic Director Any Hamilton says the squad only had 28 healthy players for this week’s game at St. Norbert. “We knew what we needed to do based on our injury report coming out of last weekend,” according to Hamilton. “So, it’s not an easy story and an […]Powered by WPeMatico

Two women who  admitted to intentionally damaging the Dakota Access Pipeline running through Iowa face several federal charges. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa says a federal grand jury has charged Jessica Reznicek  and Ruby Montoya, with one count of conspiracy to damage an energy facility, four counts of use of fire […]Powered by WPeMatico

A district court judge has ruled that some sort of identification card can be required for in-person voting on Election Day in Iowa, but the judge has rejected two other voting rules Republican lawmakers enacted in 2017. Secretary of State Paul Pate called the ruling “a victory for election integrity.” The judge did overturn part […]Powered by WPeMatico

A spokesman for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says they have been unable to find the source of the pollution that caused a weekend fish kill in Backbone State Park. The DNR’s Tom McCarthy has been investigating after the kill that included trout and other fish was reported Richmond Springs and Fenchel Creek. “Looked […]Powered by WPeMatico

With forecasts calling for up to five inches of rain over three days this week, several counties in southwest Iowa are preparing for more Missouri River flooding. Michael Bertacini is an emergency management specialist with Pottawattamie County. He says around 40 homes are in the area of concern in the northwestern part of the county. […]Powered by WPeMatico

Republican Senator Chuck Grassley has issued a statement this morning, criticizing “uninformed speculation” about the whistleblower whose complaint is now at the center of the impeachment inquiry in the U.S. House. Grassley has been an advocate for laws that protect whistleblowers in the federal government and he criticized media reports about this whistleblower’s identity. Grassley […]Powered by WPeMatico

A 14-year-old Fort Dodge boy was apprehended Monday on a charge of “threat of terrorism” after allegedly posting an ad online for the position of “school shooter.” Authorities were made aware of the online job posting on Indeed.com. The post offered minimal content to specifically identify anyone responsible for the post. Fort Dodge police attempted […]Powered by WPeMatico

A Republican from Ottumwa who’s a member of the state senate is launching another bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Mariannette Miller-Meeks ran for congress in 2008, 2010 and 2014, losing all three races to Democratic incument Dave Loebsack of Iowa City. Loebsack is retiring and will not seek reelection next […]Powered by WPeMatico