The state’s Judicial Nominating Commission has sent the governor the names of three judges as candidates to fill an opening on the Iowa Supreme Court. Governor Reynolds now has 30 days to name a replacement for Justice Daryl Hecht. He resigned in mid-December, for health reasons. Kellyann Lekar of Waterloo is the chief judge in […]Powered by WPeMatico
A good Samaritan is credited with saving a mother cat and her litter of six kittens from certain death. Deann Nelson, spokeswoman for the Midlands Humane Society in Council Bluffs, says they got the call Wednesday as temperatures were plummeting. “Someone had found a box of kittens in a dumpster at an apartment complex,” Nelson […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Insurance Division says it now overseeing a program that will help the roughly 500,000 Iowa Medicare users. The director of Iowa’s Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP), Kris Gross, explains the program. “Senior Medicare Patrol or SMP is a program to help Medicare beneficiaries prevent and detect fraud, errors and abuse,” Gross says. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Leaders of a group that’s been critical of industrial farming say they’ll again push Iowa legislators to ban any expansion or new construction of confined animal feeding operations. Jess Mazour of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement says they’ve been asking for changes in existing state rules for where large-scale livestock barns may be built. “We’ve […]Powered by WPeMatico
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, a likely 2020 presidential candidate, says the Democratic Party must reconnect with America’s working class. “We talk to the progressive base, but we’ve got to talk to workers whether they’re from Keokuk to the Quad Cities or whether they’re from Youngstown to Akron,” Brown told Radio Iowa in a telephone interview […]Powered by WPeMatico
A bill that would end tenure for professors at the three state universities has cleared the first procedural hurdle in the Iowa Senate and key lawmakers say they want to “keep the conversation alive.” Senator Brad Zaun, a Republican from Urbandale, said too many courses are being taught by teaching assistants rather than professors. “My […]Powered by WPeMatico
Former Iowa standout Austin Blythe says playing for the Hawkeyes under coach Kirk Ferentz has prepared him for football’s biggest stage. Blythe is a starting guard for the Los Angeles Rams and they play the New England Patriots Sunday night in Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta. “Coach Ferentz just really preaches details and fundamentals”, said […]Powered by WPeMatico
Marshalltown police have released more information on a teenager who was found dead after a five-day search. Police Chief Mike Tupper talked about the findings in the death of 13-year old Corey Brown. “When you look at the preliminary autopsy results coupled with the investigation facts that we’ve uncovered — it is clear that Corey […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Nebraska man is jailed on drug charges after his vehicle crashed on the lawn of a sheriff’s office in southwest Iowa. Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope says 36-year-old Jeffrey Sidney of Plattsmouth was driving westbound on the Highway 275 bypass near Sidney. Authorities say he lost control of his vehicle and wrecked, landing in […]Powered by WPeMatico
