Iowa again ranks among the best states in the country for motorists, according to a report from a personal finance website. Adrian Garcia, a data analyst for Bankrate.com, says they compared things like annual insurance premiums, road conditions and commute times in all 50 states. “Bankrate looked at seven different measures related to cost as […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation has released more details on a railroad officer-involved shooting in Mason City. The DCI’s initial investigation determined that Union Pacific Special Agent Louis Miner stopped 30-year-old Nathan Olson of Mason City for trespassing on Union Pacific property last Thursday evening. An fight ensued, which led to the shooting. Olson […]Powered by WPeMatico
Another retailer is downsizing in Iowa. Officials with Shopko Stores Operating Company in Green Bay, Wisconsin have announced that three Shopko Hometown stores in Iowa will be closing their doors in February. The stores are located in Cherokee, Eldora and Webster City. Company officials said the closing is based on long-term profitability, sales trends and […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Hollywood actor raised in Iowa will be hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend. Jason Momoa who was born in Hawaii but grew up in Norwalk (Iowa), is the star of the movie Aquaman – set for release in theaters December 21st. The 39-year-old Momoa, in an appearance this week on ABC’s Good Morning America, […]Powered by WPeMatico
Florida voters chose last month to close all of that state’s dog tracks in 2020 — but the head of Iowa’s only greyhound racing track says he expects to be in business for at least a few more years. Iowa saw the number of dog tracks cut in half after the Iowa Legislature passed a […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley and his wife, Barbara, will join mourners from across the world at the National Cathedral this morning for the funeral of former President George H.W. Bush. Grassley praises Bush’s military service during World War Two, his work as a diplomat in China, his leadership at the CIA, as Vice President under […]Powered by WPeMatico
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spent today in Iowa, touting a film about climate change that he financed and promising he’ll make a decision “early next year” about whether he’ll run for president and, perhaps, sell his business. Bloomberg visited a business in Cedar Rapids that makes solar panels and chatted with community college students in Ankeny […]Powered by WPeMatico
The official start of winter is still a couple of weeks off but Iowans are already slipping and sliding on ice and snow-covered sidewalks, steps and roadways. Julie Richter, with the Wright County Department of Public Health, suggests Iowans stock-up on ice melting products and — chicken grit. “Some of the local coops have what’s […]Powered by WPeMatico
An Iowa dad has been sentenced to life in prison in the death of his infant son. Judge Richard Stochol sentenced 29-year-old Zachary Koehn of Alta Vista to life in prison without parole for his convictions for first-degree murder child endangerment causing death. Koehn’s four-month-old son Sterling died after being left alone in a swing […]Powered by WPeMatico
