zoom-zoom/iStock(DALLAS) -- A bottle carrying the ashes of a Texas man along with letters from loved ones washed up on a Florida beach after being released into the tide over a month ago. Someone found the glass bottle near Miramar Beach in northeast Florida and reported it to the Walton County Sheriff's Office last Thursday. The bottle, sealed tight with a purple cap, was handed over to Sgt. Paula Pendleton, who […]
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStock(OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss.) -- A student from Mississippi has been arrested just weeks into the school year after he allegedly threatened to "shoot up" his high school, according to authorities.The student, who is just 14 years old, allegedly made the threat on social media Friday night, saying he would "shoot up the school Monday," Jackson County Sheriff’s Department said. The male student attends St. Martin High School in Ocean Springs, […]
Jetlinerimages/iStock(ORLANDO, Fla.) -- Passengers on a Cayman Airways flight made a frightening, emergency landing in Orlando, Florida on Sunday evening after pilots detected a smoke condition on board.Flight KX792 departed Grand Cayman at 3:30 p.m. for New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport before diverting to Orlando International Airport, where it landed at 6:17 p.m., after a smoke indicator light came on showing smoke in one of the cargo holds.The […]
Skyimages/iStock(QUITMAN COUNT, Ga.) -- A Georgia fisherman broke a state record with his 14-foot alligator catch.Derrick Snelson was fishing on Lake Eufaula in Quitman Count, Ga., this month when the alligator latched on to his pole. He didn't realize, however, how massive the reptile was until he and five other fishermen managed to wrangle it on the boat.“It was just unbelievable. I really can't describe it. You need to see […]
A member of the city council in Keokuk was injured Sunday afternoon when his motorcycle crashed through the front of a Keokuk business. Keokuk Police said it happened at Mark’s Barber Shop on Main Street. Police Chief Dave Hinton said city council member Devon Dade lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into the front […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Decorah teenager has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for a July 2018 beating that caused the death of a Decorah man. Eighteen-year-old Jacob Seelinger was sentenced Monday in Winneshiek county district court. He was found guilty of second-degree murder by a Winneshiek County jury in July. Authorities say Seelinger and 19-year-old Dalton […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is among the 50 state attorneys general who are investigating Google’s business practices. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, a Democrat, released a written statement, saying the bipartisan investigation is in its early stages and the group has drawn no conclusions. According to Miller, the group is concerned that Google controls […]Powered by WPeMatico
Le Mars-based Wells Enterprises has signed a deal with an Idaho dairy to acquire its “Halo Top” brand of ice cream. “Halo Top disrupted the ice cream category by providing a high protein, low sugar, low calorie dessert that gave consumers a reason to purchase ice cream as a treat again,” Mike Wells, CEO and […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa’s game bird populations have seen a bit of resurgence in recent years — but a drop in the number of hunters has kept the harvest numbers moving back to past levels. Iowa Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist, Todd Bogenschutz, says some of the hunters were lost during the bird population drop. “Some just […]Powered by WPeMatico
