The State Auditor’s Office says a special investigative report of the Mason City Community School District shows more than $2.2 million dollars was not properly spent during an eight year period. The report was requested by school board member Jodi Draper after an August 2017 report showed the district improperly disbursed just over $109,000 between […]Powered by WPeMatico
Wells Fargo Bank has agreed to pay $575 million to settle claims that the bank violated consumer protection laws. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says Iowa’s share of the settlement is $6.18 million. “That’s calculated mainly on the number of transactions and potential violations in Iowa, plus some additional money because Iowa was one of […]Powered by WPeMatico
The State Auditor has identified thousands of dollars of improper spending by the Iowa Finance Authority under the former director. The report comes after the governor fired IFA executive director David Jamison in March of this year following complaints of sexual harassment. It identified a number of what is says are management decisions that were […]Powered by WPeMatico
Two people were hurt in an explosion at the Sioux City Landfill Thursday. Fire department investigators say a buildup of methane gas may’ve led to the explosion in a building at the landfill. The explosion happened just after noon, and two men who work for Gill Hauling which runs the landfill were taken to the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Traffic safety officials fear with another four-day weekend ahead for many Iowans, there will be more chances for revelry, drunk driving and deaths on the state’s roads leading up to New Year’s Day. Linda Chapman, president of the Dubuque/Jackson County Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, says their message is simple and unwavering. Chapman says, […]Powered by WPeMatico
Two men who robbed a cellphone store in Davenport were quickly tracked down. Police say the two men entered a Sprint store and showed a gun and forced the manager to open the store safe. The men took 70 new cellphones, five tablets and some money and fled the store. A store clerk called police […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa State Patrol says a Fort Dodge motorist was killed in a two-vehicle accident on Thursday afternoon on Highway 17 just north of the Hamilton-Boone county line. The victim is identified as 47-year-old Heidi Beisch. Reportedly, a southbound 2009 Nissan Quest driven by Beisch lost control and spun counter clockwise into the path of […]Powered by WPeMatico
The commissioner of the State Labor Division says inspections of inflatables has become a big part of the annual checks they do on amusement rides in the state. Commissioner Michael Mauro says they see inflatables all across the state. “They’re at the county fairs, they’re at churches, just every place. You know they are inflatable […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa could close 2018 with its lowest number of traffic deaths in more than seven decades. Patrick Hoye, chief of the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau, says around 312 people have died in crashes on Iowa roads this year. That puts the state on pace to improve on a low fatality count posted five years ago. […]Powered by WPeMatico
