Iowans who drive cars with advanced technology are finding they’re much more expensive to repair. A study shows cars equipped with “advanced driver assistance systems” may cost twice as much to fix after crashes or even fender-benders. Beth Mosher, at AAA-Iowa, says “high tech” features are important in preventing crashes, but they’re not cheap to […]Powered by WPeMatico
Just in time for possible record low temperatures this weekend, hundreds of central Iowa school children received free winter coats this morning. UnitedHealthcare donated the coats to Des Moines’ Samuelson Elementary School. Pashion Muhammad, the school’s community coordinator, was thrilled when she first learned about the project. “I noticed a lot of our students were […]Powered by WPeMatico
The location of Iowa’s newest casino is raising critical concerns from the CEO of a nearby homeless shelter. Candace Gregory, who runs the Open Door Mission in Omaha, Nebraska, says the new Prairie Flower Casino in Carter Lake, Iowa, is only eight-tenths of a mile away. The casino, run by the Ponca Tribe, opened earlier […]Powered by WPeMatico
A faculty member and alumna of a struggling Iowa college is donating half a million dollars to keep the school open. Iowa Wesleyan. Biology professor Dolores Poulter Wilson wants her school in Mt. Pleasant to stay open much longer than that. “I could do a whole lot with a half million dollars. That even staggers […]Powered by WPeMatico
While a new report finds opioid use in Iowa is falling, methamphetamine use is back on the rise. Opioid-related deaths are down by nearly 50 cases statewide since last year, but more than 10,000 Iowans got treatment for meth, the most ever. Dale Woolery, interim director of the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy, says […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Supreme Court Disciplinary Board has revoked the license of an Urbandale attorney for failing to do the work he was hired to do. The board decision shows Derek Moran was hired by CDL Consultants to work with trucking companies representing truckers who get traffic violations to resolve the issues so the truckers can […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Animal Rescue League of Iowa is asking the public’s help after an emaciated dog was rescued from a dumpster. According the ARL, the dog weighed just four pounds, had zero body fat, hair loss, and fur stained from being caged for a long time in his own filth. The dog, which the ARL named […]Powered by WPeMatico
Governor Kim Reynolds this morning said she has just started thinking about personnel changes in state government and the policy agenda she’ll ask her fellow Republican lawmakers to pass in 2019. “We’re starting to do all of that right now,” Reynolds said. “I didn’t want to get ahead of myself. We had to win and election first, […]Powered by WPeMatico
The owner of The Field of Dreams Movie Site in Dyersville died on Wednesday after a battle with a rare form of liver cancer. Denise Stillman purchased the famous ball diamond and iconic farm from the Lansing family in 2011 and founded “Go the Distance Baseball.” The company’s operations manager, Roman Weinberg, says Stillman was […]Powered by WPeMatico
