Senate Minority Leader Janet Petersen late Sunday announced she had assigned fellow Democrat Nate Boulton to serve on senate committees, but not the ones he requested. Boulton ended his campaign for governor last May after three women accused Boulton of touching them without their consent. In December, the Senate Ethics Committee dismissed a complaint from one of […]Powered by WPeMatico
Ames police have issued an attempted murder warrant for a teenager in the shooting of a woman Saturday. Police say they are seeking 18-year-old Rodney Halterman on an attempted murder warrant in the shooting of 19-year-old Ieisha Jabbar of Ames. Police say Halterman does not have a known address. Jabbar was brought to the hospital […]Powered by WPeMatico
A proposed gun rights amendment for the Iowa Constitution that backers were aiming to get on the 2020 ballot is tabled because of inaction by the Republican secretary of state. Secretary of State Paul Pate confirms his office failed to publish the required notice this summer because of what he calls a “bureaucratic oversight.” Republican […]Powered by WPeMatico
The 2019 legislative session is underway in Des Moines, with the elected leaders of the Iowa General Assembly denouncing the politics of Washington, D.C. Senate President Charles Schneider, a Republican from West Des Moines, said the state’s elected officials have a responsibility to “bring people together.” “I hope this means that the Iowa Senate can […]Powered by WPeMatico
The public policy director for the Iowa Pork Producers Association says they’re evaluating a possible appeal of a federal court ruling that overturned the state’s so-called “ag gag” law. Drew Mogler says it’s hard to know how much impact the measure really had in discouraging undercover investigations of livestock facilities, although there have been fewer […]Powered by WPeMatico
Tight end T.J. Hockenson is the latest Iowa Hawkeye to leave early for the NFL Draft. Hockenson had a breakout sophomore season in which he had 49 receptions for 760 yards and six touchdowns for a Hawkeye team that finished 9-4. He was named winner of the Mackey award as the nation’s top tight end […]Powered by WPeMatico
Three hours before the 2019 Iowa legislative session began, 150 Iowa Republicans gathered in a Des Moines hotel ballroom to celebrate their 2018 election victories and provided some general hints of their agenda for the year ahead. J Jeff Kaufmann , the chairman of the Iowa Republican Party, said Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has a […]Powered by WPeMatico
A 54-year-old woman was killed Saturday afternoon in a two-vehicle accident near Fort Dodge. The Iowa State Patrol identified the victim as Sheila Ross of Fort Dodge. Ross was the passenger in a 2003 Jeep Liberty driven by 63-year-old Paul Ross of Fort Dodge. Reportedly the Ross Jeep was traveling southbound on P-59 when it […]Powered by WPeMatico
Two University of Iowa students will be flying to far northern Norway for “rocket school” later this month, the only American students taking part in the prestigious program. David Miles, a UI professor of physics and astronomy, says they’ll design, build, launch and recover a nine-foot-long, carbon fiber science rocket, all in less than a […]Powered by WPeMatico
