The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is holding an informational meeting in Dubuque County Thursday on Chronic Wasting Disease in deer after the first positive sample from a deer in the county was confirmed. DNR wildlife biologist Terry Haindfield says he expects to get a lot of interest at the meeting in Peosta now that […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa State announced today the football team’s 2019 spring football practice schedule will begin on March 12 and conclude on April 20. This year’s spring schedule will not include a spring football game. “As a result of the uncertain weather conditions we face each spring in Iowa, plus the site preparation work that will begin […]Powered by WPeMatico
The chief justice of Iowa’s Supreme Court is asking legislators for a $7.2 million boost in the budget for the judicial branch of state government. “Your justice system provides critical, unduplicated services to Iowans,” Cady said this morning in the annual “Condition of the Judiciary” address to legislators. “…Our future can no longer be about taking small […]Powered by WPeMatico
One person died and two others were injured in a head-on crash on Highway 30 last night in western Iowa’s Harrison County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a car driven by 28-year old Cody Jay Grandmont, of Persia, was traveling west on the highway, when for reasons unknown, crossed the center line of the road, […]Powered by WPeMatico
The State Fire Marshal has been called in to investigate a fatal house fire in the Waterloo suburb of Evansdale. One person died in the fire. Evansdale Fire Chief Ryan Phillips identified the victim as 30-year-old Albert Schmitt, who was living in the home. According to Phillips, Schmitt was unconscious when firefighters pulled him from […]Powered by WPeMatico
Legalizing sports betting is one issue the Iowa Legislature is expected to take up in this new session, and the state-licensed casinos are preparing to get into the action when they do. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission recently approved an agreement requested by Prairie Meadows in Altoona to create an area for a sports […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Bondurant man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a crash late last month that killed two people on Interstate 80. According to the Iowa State Patrol, 37-year-old Travis Gonzales was driving a pickup that rear-ended a car in the westbound lanes of I-80 near Des Moines on the night of December 29. The crash […]Powered by WPeMatico
Facing calls for his resignation and a 2020 primary challenge from his fellow Republicans, Iowa Congressman Steve King has voted for a resolution condemning white supremacy and white nationalism — a resolution “of disapproval” drafted in response to comments from King that were published in The New York Times. “I understand and recognize the gravity […]Powered by WPeMatico
An elderly man died in a house fire in eastern Iowa this morning. Firefighters were sent to the home in Millersburg just before 6 a.m. According to the Iowa County Sheriff’s office, 88-year-old William Taylor was found dead inside his home. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Powered by WPeMatico
