Governor Kim Reynolds has maintained a Thanksgiving holiday tradition, pardoning two turkeys who were strolling around Terrace Hill’s south lawn this morning. Iowa Turkey Federation president Russell Yoder had to sprint after one of the turkeys trying to make a break for it. “Wow, I’m out of breath from chasing that turkey,” Yoder said and the […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Cedar Rapids woman is facing arson charges for two fires – one last month and another last year. Cedar Rapids Police say 48-year-old Carolyn Mittman admitted she started the fires to collect insurance money. The most recent fire, on October 22, happened in an apartment building at 4333 1st Avenue SW where Mittman lived. […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Newton City Council is moving forward with a ban on fireworks within the city limits. The council voted 4-2 in favor of the ban after the first reading of an ordinance last night. The current Newton ordinance allows fireworks to be used from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on July 4th, and from 9 […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is taking President Trump to task for Trump’s public criticism of his White House chief of staff. In a weekend interview, Trump spoke negatively of General John Kelly’s job performance and suggested he may be considering firing Kelly or that Kelly might want to leave on his own. Grassley says Trump’s […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Governor Kim Reynolds is planning to call on Iowa lawmakers to pass a series of criminal justice reforms — and a new path for restoring voting rights to an estimated 52,000 Iowa felons may be among her proposals. “I’m looking forward to making some recommendations next year, so stay tuned,” Reynolds said. Reynolds told […]Powered by WPeMatico
Nationally ranked for the first time since 2016 the Iowa basketball team gets set to host Alabama State on Wednesday night. Iowa is coming off the championship at the 2K Empire Classic in New York City. The Hawkeyes dominated No. 13 Oregon and Connecticut to win their first in-season tournament outside the state of Iowa […]Powered by WPeMatico
The director of the Iowa Department of Revenue says she’s living through a thrilling, “once in a lifetime” experience. An exuberant Courtney Kay-Decker stood in the governor’s office Monday morning to deliver a briefing. “I love ‘Hamilton,’ so every now and then I feel like I’m going to break into song,” Kay-Decker said, mentioning the […]Powered by WPeMatico
If you’re still debating whether to cook your own Thanksgiving meal or have someone else do it for you — the Farm Bureau says the home cooking option is cheaper. Iowa Farm Bureau spokesman Andrew Wheeler says the organization’s survey this year found a drop in the cost of the goods for a ten-person meal. […]Powered by WPeMatico
A northwest Iowa man has returned home from the West Coast, where he tried to save his mother’s home from wildfires that destroyed much of the town of Paradise, California. Andrew Duran of Sioux City is a retired carpenter who had been working on his mother’s home in the days before the fires swept through […]Powered by WPeMatico
