Three candidates are listed on the November ballot for the statewide post that will oversee elections for the next four years. Current Secretary of State Paul Pate is seeking reelection. Pate, a Republican, served as secretary of state for one term in the 1990s, then won another term in the office four years ago. Pate […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa DNR says a body found in the Mississippi River last week has been identified. The DNR says the body was found in the water last Thursday and was taken to the State Medical Examiner’s office in Ankeny. The autopsy identified the body as that of 56-year-old John Roe of Burlington, Wisconsin. Roe had […]Powered by WPeMatico
More than two dozen residents of a three-story apartment building in Newton were forced out of their homes last night due to a fire. Some residents of the Walnut Creek Apartments are speculating it was intentionally set by a person who was being evicted. But, Newton Fire Marshal Mike Knoll isn’t confirming those claims. “It’s […]Powered by WPeMatico
Everyone will be clutching their tickets once again tonight hoping to see the numbers that will bring them the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot. Iowa Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer, says there were around $5,800 a minute in tickets sold during the busiest time before the last drawing Friday. “Individual tickets still only had two to […]Powered by WPeMatico
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan has campaigned this week with two of the three Iowa Republican congressmen seeking reelection this year. Ryan toured a West Des Moines plant with Republican Congressman David Young this morning, then spoke briefly to plant employees in their break room. “The reason we’re here is we want to see if […]Powered by WPeMatico
A man is hospitalized after an overnight officer-involved shooting in Davenport. A news release from the Scott County Sheriff’s office states the shooting happened shortly after 1 a.m. following a traffic stop. A “struggle” between the driver and the deputy “escalated,” according to the release, resulting in shots being fired by the deputy. The man […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he would support President Donald Trump sending armed troops to the U.S. border with Mexico to stop what Grassley calls an “invasion” by a large caravan of immigrants. As many as 7,000 people, on foot, are headed northward to seek asylum. Grassley says soldiers would be deployed to the border […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa farmers got a lot of harvest work done last week, following three weeks of little activity due to nearly non-stop rain and muddy fields. The U.S.D.A. crop report released Monday shows 29% of Iowa’s corn is out of the ground and 37% of the state’s soybeans are harvested. The corn harvest figure increased from […]Powered by WPeMatico
Just 14 days remain in the 2018 campaign and Iowans are already casting votes by absentee ballot. At the top of the ballot are the four candidates for governor. Republican Kim Reynolds was the long-time Clarke County Treasurer, a state senator for two years and she served six-and-a-half years as lieutenant governor. In May of 2017 […]Powered by WPeMatico
