The Keokuk Police Department arrested Matthew Cameron Crews, age 28 of Keokuk, on October 12th, 2018 at 4:33 p.m., in the 1200 block of Exchange. Matthew Crews is charged with Attempted Murder, Burglary 1st Degree, Robbery 1st Degree, and two counts of Animal Abuse. He was taken to the Lee County Correctional Center. Crews On October 16, 2018 at 3:13 p.m., the Keokuk Police Department arrested Drake Dalton Woods, age […]
This Saturday, Keokuk will play host to The Tour of Honor For Veterans. Similar to the Honor Flights that send veterans to Washington D.C., this tour will provide veterans and their families with factual information about The National Cemetery here in Keokuk. This is being done to not only honor veterans, but to share the history of the National Cemetery and Keokuk in general. The hope is to make the […]
Keokuk daycare center Rosie Posie Child Development Center is set to close as of today following an ongoing Iowa DHS investigation into allegations of neglect and abuse. The following letter was issued to parents and clients of the center from owner and director Whitney Wagaman: Attention Rosie Posie Families, Due to matters in the situation of the incident, we have had to follow an action plan to operate. Each day […]
Drayton attending Torrence Pre-School A local private day care is currently under investigation by Iowa Department of Human Services for allegedly leaving a 4-year-old child on a bus for nearly four hours on Thursday, September 20th. According to Keokuk Police Chief Dave Hinton, DHS officials filed a report with the Keokuk Police Department Friday afternoon regarding the incident at Rosie Posie Child Development Center, 2330 Plank Road in Keokuk. Drayton […]
Today is National Voter Registration Day and to raise awareness about it, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and is office are pushing to get more voters registered. He spoke today about the things voters need to know the most. Here is the interview with Secretary Pate: https://soundcloud.com/tyler-gage-french/iowa-secretary-of-state-paul-pate You can register at https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/register-to-vote/.
Cargill Meat Solutions, a Fort Morgan, Colo. establishment, is recalling approximately 132,606 pounds of ground beef products made from the chuck portion of the carcass that may be contaminated with E.coli O26, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The ground beef items were produced and packaged on June 21, 2018. The following products are subject to recall: • 3-lb. chubs of “OUR CERTIFIED 73/27 FINE […]
Radio Keokuk has received the following statement from KPLAY. Board member Devon Dade on the matter with Michael Greenwald and that interview is posted below. Statement from KPLAY: "It was brought to the board members attention that our past president was funneling funds to another organization without the proper authorization of KPLAY's board. This was a minimal amount that was taken from KPLAY's account. The past president has since resigned […]
Libertarian Candidate for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Rick Stewart stopped by the station to talk about his views on current issues in the state of Iowa. Here is the interview with Mr. Stewart. https://soundcloud.com/tyler-gage-french/interview-with-rick-stewart
Gov. Kim Reynolds received word Wednesday that President Donald Trump has partially approved her request for a Presidential Disaster Declaration for counties impacted by severe storms and tornadoes on July 19, 2018. The declaration will make assistance available to public and nonprofit entities in Lee, Marshall, Marion and Van Buren counties under the federal Public Assistance Program. A Presidential Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance puts into motion long-term federal recovery […]
