Managers of the state’s airports are dealing with increased passenger traffic, more cargo and bigger planes — and they’re seeking a significant increase in state taxpayer support over the next decade. “We’re doing what we can with the funds we have, but we’ve got a long way to go,” says Marty Lenss, director of the […]Powered by WPeMatico
A 24-year-old man who lived in a Cedar Rapids apartment building is accused of setting it on fire last Thursday, causing the eventual death of another resident and injuries to six others. A man who lived at Hawthorne Hill Apartment complex in Cedar Rapids died Saturday night. Sixty-five-year-old Steven Balvin was carried out of the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is coming to Des Moines for a variety of events on Monday, including a speech to farm and agribusiness leaders. A state department spokesman says Pompeo will discuss how the agency “serves American economic interests through the promotion of American exports.” His visit comes as U.S. and Chinese negotiators seek […]Powered by WPeMatico
A man wanted on several warrants, including kidnapping and stalking charges, tried to escape from authorities last night in Le Mars. At about 11 o’clock Thursday night, officers saw 31-year-old Jose Murillo drive into a Le Mars park. Several officers tried to arrest Murillo, but he drove away at a high rate of speed. He […]Powered by WPeMatico
Officials today announced a boy born in Iowa on February 2nd has been turned over for adoption under the state’s “safe haven” law. This is the 33rd time the process for voluntarily surrendering parental rights in Iowa shortly after a child’s birth has been used. The option was created by a 2002 state law after […]Powered by WPeMatico
Concerns are being raised about the health impact of a byproduct from the steel-making process being used on gravel roads in eastern Iowa. Muscatine County leaders have suspended the use of steel “slag” instead of the pricier crushed rock, but won’t ban it outright. Nathan Mather, chair of the county board of supervisors, says he […]Powered by WPeMatico
A baseball team for players with autism and other special needs is recruiting in Cedar Rapids as the national organization Alternative Baseball is fielding its first Iowa team. The group’s founder, Taylor Duncan, has autism and was left out of sports as a kid. Now, he’s on a mission to get other players like him […]Powered by WPeMatico
There were 87 “aye” votes in the Iowa House this week for a bill that would give optometrists authority to do three more things around the eyeball — things only Iowa ophthalmologists are allowed to do today. The bill would expand “injection privileges” and would let optometrists drain eyelids and give shots to treat two […]Powered by WPeMatico
Mother Nature set a new record for Iowa in February. “The preliminary numbers have us at 22.5 inches of snow, averaging across the state, which would break the record set in 1962,” State Climatologist Justin Glisan announced this morning. Having nearly two feet of snow fall in Iowa in February is not normal. “In a […]Powered by WPeMatico
