A woman has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in federal prison for selling prescription drugs in southwest Iowa. Devon Miller was arrested in July of 2017 after a 3:30 a.m. traffic stop in Mills County. Prosecutors say Miller did not have a drivers license, she gave a fake name and 100 pills were found when […]Powered by WPeMatico
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst doesn’t put much faith in gun control legislation which passed the U.S. House on Wednesday ever seeing the light of day in the Senate. The bill would require background checks for virtually all sales of firearms nationwide. Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, questions the intent of the legislation, which was […]Powered by WPeMatico
Fire swept through a crowded apartment building in Cedar Rapids this morning. Firefighters were called to a 16-unit building at Hawthorne Hills Apartments about 8:30 and were told several residents were trapped on the second floor. Fire and smoke were heavy and crews went in, carrying out one man with life-threatening injuries. Three other adults […]Powered by WPeMatico
A plan for a children’s mental health system that matches what’s available for adults in Iowa is getting support from advocates, but there are concerns the proposal doesn’t go far enough. Mills County Supervisor Richard Crouch spoke at a statehouse hearing on the legislation. “It’s something that we’ve needed for a long time, but to […]Powered by WPeMatico
After a decade as chairman and CEO of John Deere, Iowa’s largest manufacturing employer, Sam Allen says he’s convinced the company’s best days are still ahead. At Wednesday’s annual meeting in the Quad Cities, shareholders heard a review of past performance and how new challenges will be met. Deere spokesman Ken Golden says innovation, automation […]Powered by WPeMatico
After a decade as chairman and CEO of John Deere, Iowa’s largest manufacturing employer, Sam Allen says he’s convinced the company’s best days are still ahead. At Wednesday’s annual meeting in the Quad Cities, shareholders heard a review of past performance and how new challenges will be met. Deere spokesman Ken Golden says innovation, automation […]Powered by WPeMatico
A central Iowa woman is now charged with multiple offenses after police say she caused a deadly crash in late January. On a Sunday afternoon, an SUV swerved on Grand Avenue in Des Moines, crashed through a fence and went over a concrete retaining wall, landing on its top two stories down. The driver, 32-year-old […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Attorney General’s Office is appealing the district court ruling that threw out Iowa’s Ag Protection Fraud Law, the so-called “ag gag” law. Drew Mogler, public policy director for the Iowa Pork Producers Association, says his organization thinks the state has an excellent argument to protect farmers from impostors and intruders from animal rights […]Powered by WPeMatico
Five members of the Iowa House have signed off on the idea of charging a new fee to the owners of electric vehicles and a new, per-kilowatt-hour tax at public charging stations. Michael Triplett, a lobbyist for the Automobile Manufacturers Association, asked legislators not to set the fee higher than what electric car owners are […]Powered by WPeMatico
