The group “Iowans for Gun Safety” is urging state senators to either reject the gun-related bill that has cleared the House in its entirety or make some major changes. “Human rights are being overlooked for gun rights,” said Carletta Knox-Seymour, president of the board of Iowans for Gun Safety. She spoke at a statehouse news conference […]Powered by WPeMatico
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee chaired by Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley voted to approve Neil Gorsuch for the open seat on the Supreme Court today on an 11-9 vote. Grassley and the other 10 Republicans on the committee voted for Gorsuch, while all the Democrats voted against him. Before the vote, Grassley took those to […]Powered by WPeMatico
The League of United Latino Citizens is launching a national boycott of Wells Blue Bunny products because at least four members of the family that own the Wells dairy in Le Mars have financially supported Congressman Steve King. Joe Enriquez Henry of Des Moines is a national vice president of LULAC — the League of United Latino Citizens. […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Council Bluffs man will spend four years in prison for giving himself unearned bonuses. Forty-year-old Bradley Cornelson was found guilty of five counts of wire fraud in November after an investigation into his role as the chief financial officer of M-V Transportation. That investigation found he gave himself nearly $298,000 in unauthorized bonuses and […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Northeast Iowa woman has been seriously hurt in a weekend accident in Allamakee County. Nineteen-year-old Erin Rud of rural New Albin apparently fell out of the back of a pickup that was northbound on Morgan Bridge Road, southwest of New Albin. The accident happened just before 4 A.M. Sunday (April 2). Rud had to […]Powered by WPeMatico
Governor Terry Branstad says the lawyer he has asked to remain as chairwoman of the Iowa Utilities Board has done nothing wrong in continuing to do outside legal work. “It’s my understand that previous members of the utility board and chairs of the utility board have also had other jobs, done other things in their […]Powered by WPeMatico
The actor who created a one-hour stage act summarizing three of the most popular movies of all time is bringing his unusual show to Iowa for the first time this week. Charlie Ross will perform his “One Man Star Wars” using no costumes or props but he does the voices of every character in the […]Powered by WPeMatico
(NASCAR)—The race for the grandfather clock at Martinsville might have marked some milestones for a couple of participants, but it was another disappointment for Joplin’s Jamie McMurray, the only full-time driver in NASCAR’s top series. Brad Keslowski became the first driver to win two races this year and gave Ford its first victory at […]Powered by WPeMatico
Governor Terry Branstad is headed to Washington, D.C. for meetings about his nomination to be ambassador to China, but Branstad will not make a side trip to Florida on Thursday to attend President Trump’s summit with China’s president. “I will be going to Washington, D.C. to meet with senators and to meet the state department […]Powered by WPeMatico
