A firefighter who was badly injured in a grain silo explosion in Clinton is improving. Twenty-three-year-old Adam Cain remains in critical condition, but officials say he’s now breathing on his own after a ventilator was taken out Wednesday. The fire and explosion at the ADM plant in Clinton on January 5th killed another firefighter, Lieutenant […]Powered by WPeMatico
Later this morning, Governor Kim Reynolds will take the oath of office for a four-year term. “It’s very humbling,” Reynolds told Radio Iowa recently. “I’m really honored and humbled. It’s a privilege to get to do this. I’m just really excited.” When Reynolds raises her right hand, she will rest her other hand on the […]Powered by WPeMatico
More than a dozen people are seeking the open spot on the state’s highest court. Nineteen people have applied to the State Judicial Nominating Commission to fill the open spot on the Iowa Supreme Court created by the retirement of Justice Daryl Hecht on December 13th. They include nine judges currently serving on lower courts, […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa will have a representative on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee. Congresswoman Cindy Axne, a freshman Democrat from Des Moines, has been selected to serve on the Ag Committee – replacing Republican Steve King. He was stripped of all his committee assignments this week following comments to the New York Times about white supremacy and […]Powered by WPeMatico
Despite a weak ag economy, 2018 was a good year for farm equipment sales, a big deal in Iowa where John Deere is the state’s largest manufacturing employer. A report shows tractor sales in the U.S. rose 7% from the previous year, while combine sales jumped 18%. Curt Blades, with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Drake Bulldog women look to stay unbeaten in Missouri Valley Conference play on Friday night with a visit to Northern Iowa. Drake (12-4, 4-0 MVC) makes the trip to Cedar Falls coming off wins over Loyola and Valparaiso in the team’s only home games in January. The Bulldogs controlled the paint and dominated the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Winter was late in arriving to many areas of Iowa, but snow and colder temperatures are once again in the forecast for the state. National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Lee says a significant storm system will spread from northwest to southeast Iowa throughout the day tomorrow. “We’re looking at amounts generally in the 4-to 7-inch […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa’s law enforcement community is asking senators to establish a new penalty for making general threats directed at public places where people gather. Individuals currently may be charged with arson for making a bomb threat and it is a crime in Iowa to threaten to terrorize or harass an intended victim, but Kelly Meyers, a lobbyist for […]Powered by WPeMatico
The phone at the Consumer Protection Division of the Iowa Attorney General’s Office rang a lot more last year. Attorney General spokesman, Lynn Hicks, says the number of formal complaints went up 18 percent to 3,495. He says that’s a pretty substantial increase — when you consider that complaints only went up five percent the […]Powered by WPeMatico
