Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders wrapped up a three-day campaign swing through Iowa with a rally in Des Moines this morning. “Obviously we’re here to win the Democratic nomination,” Sanders said to cheers. Sanders is staking his second bid for the White House on the agenda he ran on in 2016 — raising the minimum wage, […]Powered by WPeMatico
The annual Variety Club of Iowa telethon airs in central Iowa this weekend. Megan Grandgeorge is spokeswoman for the Des Moines-based charity which helps children all across the state. Grandgeorge says some of the planet’s most beautiful women will be on-stage. “We have quite the contingent coming from the Miss World organization,” Grandgeorge says. “We […]Powered by WPeMatico
A new 3-D virtual reality device known as “Z-Space” is giving some Sioux City School District students a whole new experience in learning about the human body. Anthony Gaul teaches an emergency medical responder class for the Career Academy, and says the virtual program lets them see a lot more. “This is nothing that you […]Powered by WPeMatico
A bill in the legislature would override a decision that has blocked construction of a cell phone tower in the northeast corner of Iowa that would become part of a national network supporting first responders. The Allamakee County Board of Adjustment rejected the permit for a proposed tower southwest of New Albin. “There were alternate […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling requiring the state Medicaid program to pay for sex-change surgery for two transgender individuals. The Department of Human Services appealed the lower court ruling and in oral arguments in January, lawyer Matthew Gillespie said the action did not violate the Iowa Civil Rights Act. “This […]Powered by WPeMatico
More reports are trickling in which predict Iowa could face a serious flooding problem this spring. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the latest agency to issue a warning about the potential for “major-level” flooding, based on the snowpack in the Rocky Mountains. Kevin Low, a hydrologist with the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center, […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa Congressman Steve King voted “present” as the U.S. House passed a resolution condemning “hateful expressions of intolerance.” The resolution mentioned “imputations of dual loyalty.” That addressed comments from a Minnesota Congresswoman who suggested U.S. backers of Israel exhibit dual loyalty, a remark condemned as antisemitic. King, as you may recall, was the subject of […]Powered by WPeMatico
The boys’ state basketball tournament isn’t the only state tournament that will hold its championship rounds in Des Moines this weekend. Some 1,900 Iowa students from grades four through 12 will compete in the Iowa State Archery Tournament. Donise Petersen, the archery coordinator for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says the sport is seeing […]Powered by WPeMatico
A 37-year-old man from Cherokee has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison on drug charges. State prison records show Raymond Andrew Kerns had seven felony convictions in Pottawattamie, Ida and Cherokee Counties in the past six years. In September, he pleaded guilty in federal court to possession and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Kerns […]Powered by WPeMatico
