The Iowa Department of Agriculture is taking over a grain elevator and soybean crusher in the eastern Iowa town of Marengo as it was operating without a license. Ag department spokesman Dustin Vandehoef says because Heartland Crush was unlicensed, any farmer losses will not be covered by the Iowa Grain Indemnity Fund. “Our department will […]Powered by WPeMatico
Court documents show a plea deal is in the works for Chris Soules, the Iowan who appeared on ABC TV’s “The Bachelor.” The 36-year-old Soules is accused of leaving the scene of a fatal crash in rural Buchanan County. Sixty-six-year-old Kenneth Mosher of Aurora died when his tractor was hit from behind by Soules’ pickup […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa’s four incumbent congressmen are seeking reelection this year. In the second district, Democratic Congressman Dave Loebsack faces a rematch with Republican Christopher Peters. Peters, who’s from Coralville, finished seven-and-a-half points behind Loebsack last time around. Peters said he got into that race late. just seven months before the 2016 election, so he launched this […]Powered by WPeMatico
Events are planned at the end of the week in four cities to welcome back Iowa National Guard soldiers from their overseas deployment. Guard spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Wunn says about 350 members of the 248th Aviation Support Battalion will be recognized. He says they have been gone for one year. “The 248th is comprised […]Powered by WPeMatico
Former Vice President Joe Biden urged a crowd of more than a thousand in Cedar Rapids tonight to help reset the country’s “moral compass” and choose candidates this November who will “dial down the temperature” in politics. “Before we are Democrats and Republicans and independents, we are Americans — for real,” Biden said, to cheers. “Folks, […]Powered by WPeMatico
A man and woman are facing child endangerment and drug charges in northeast Iowa’s Fayette County. Twenty-five-year-old Ryan James Smith and 30-year-old Erika Pipkin, both of West Union, were arrested Monday at an apartment where police say they uncovered a drug trafficking operation. Police say meth was in reach of Pipkin’s two-year-old child. Officials with […]Powered by WPeMatico
The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee has taken to Twitter to chastise Iowa Republican Congressman Steve King. King has responded by saying the attack is “orchestrated” by those who seek to impeach the president. Steve Stivers is the Ohio congressman who leads the committee directing campaign cash and resources to other Republicans seeking re-election […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he supports the troop buildup on the U.S. border with Mexico as a caravan of several thousand Central American migrants approaches. Initially, 800 active duty soldiers were going to be dispatched to the border. Now, the number is over five-thousand troops, combined with another two-thousand-plus National Guard members who were […]Powered by WPeMatico
A guard was assaulted by an inmate at a prison in southwest Iowa Monday night. It happened just after 6:30 p.m. at the Clarinda Correctional Facility. State prison officials, in a news release, say the correctional officer was performing his routine duties at his station when he was confronted by the inmate, who “unexpectedly” began […]Powered by WPeMatico
