After national party leaders raised security concerns and rejected the Iowa Democratic Party’s plan for “virtual” caucuses, Iowa Democrats have come up with a plan for “satellite” caucuses. Satellite voting is a familiar term for Iowans who have cast General Election ballots at “satellite” locations like churches, schools and even grocery stores before Election Day. […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Senate’s Oversight Committee will hold a hearing to examine the state Judicial Branch contract with a security firm that led two employees break into two county courthouses. Two employees of an international cybersecurity firm were caught breaking into the Polk County Courthouse in Des Moines and the two were arrested inside the Dallas […]Powered by WPeMatico
A sign hoisted by an Iowa State student in the crowd gathered for ESPN’s “Gameday” telecast from Ames last weekend has now generated more than $200,000dollars for the University of Iowa’s Children’s Hospital. University of Iowa president Bruce Harreld talked about 24-year-old Carson King’s fundraiser at today’s Board of Regents meeting. “Iowans responded. As of […]Powered by WPeMatico
The death of a Grundy County jail inmate is under investigation. Sheriff’s officials say 39-year-old Ricky Sigler of Grundy Center suffered a medical issue and died shortly after being arrested late Wednesday afternoon. Authorities say an ambulance rushed Sigler to the Grundy Center hospital, where he became unresponsive and died shortly after arrival. According to […]Powered by WPeMatico
Fort Dodge Police have released more information on the death of a teen last week. The state medical examiner’s office has shared their initial findings indicating the injuries 17-year-old Daiqualis Poe sustained were the result of a single gunshot wound. Police believe that Poe’s death was the result of an accidental shooting by a family […]Powered by WPeMatico
As Iowa’s ethanol industry awaits word on a Trump Administration plan to boost the federal ethanol mandate, President Trump’s reelection campaign has sent an email warning “Democrats’ disdain for fossil fuels will destroy America’s economy.” The Trump campaign email denounces the so-called “Green New Deal” as seeking to eliminate fossil fuels and credits the fossil […]Powered by WPeMatico
Residents in northwest Pottawattamie County are on alert amid reports of levee breaches along the Missouri River. A protective berm along the bank of the river near the confluence of the Boyer and Missouri Rivers has been breached as well as a drainage ditch for the Honey Creek area. Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Director Doug […]Powered by WPeMatico
National Weather Service forecasters are recalculating the crest of the Missouri River in the Council Bluffs area due to early morning rains. Meteorologist Taylor Nicolaisen at the National Weather Service office across the river in Valley, Nebraska says as much as four inches of rain fell on the north side of Omaha during this morning’s […]Powered by WPeMatico
Several people were called to testify during the second day of the trial of an Earlville man accused of killing his wife with a corn rake. Todd Mullis is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife Amy last November. A friend of Amy Mullis described Todd as suspicious in the days leading […]Powered by WPeMatico
