More than 50 veterans from all military branches took part in a special pheasant hunt in eastern Iowa Sunday. The “Heroes Hunt” pairs injured war vets with professional hunters and dogs. Wade Kinser, with Linn County Pheasants Forever, told KCRG-TV this was the fifth year for the event. “I think it’s important that they stay […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has said at her last two debates with Democratic rival Fred Hubbell that she’d support letting Iowa women to buy birth control without a prescription. Democrats held a news conference at the statehouse to question the timing. Senate Democratic Leader Janet Petersen says a bill Democrats sponsored in 2016 to do […]Powered by WPeMatico
Class 4A 1. WDM Valley (9-0) LW #1 vs Ankeny 2. Cedar Falls (9-0) LW #2 vs Indianola 3. Ankeny Centennial (9-0) LW #3 vs S.E. Polk 4. Bettendorf (8-1) LW #4 vs Pleasant Valley 5. Iowa City West (8-1) LW #5 vs CR Kennedy 6. Dowling Catholic (7-2) LW #6 vs #9 Fort Dodge […]Powered by WPeMatico
This is Teen Driver Safety Week and Iowa leaders suggest parents have a conversation with their teens about the rules of the road. Genie Clemens, youth coordinator for the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau, says 22 Iowans under the age of 20 were killed in crashes last year. “Any life lost in a motor vehicle crash […]Powered by WPeMatico
Two people died in accidents Friday and Saturday in southwestern Iowa’s Cass County left one person dead and four injured. The Iowa State Patrol reports a collision between a pickup and an SUV at around 7:45 p.m. on Highway 71 at Casey Road northeast of Atlantic, resulted in the death of the pickup driver, 72-year-old […]Powered by WPeMatico
Fort Dodge police are investigating the report of a double homicide. Officers were notified just after midnight this morning of shots being fired in the area of North 9th Street and Third Avenue North. When police arrived,they discovered the bodies of two men laying in the alleyway behind 910 Second Avenue North. Both men sustained […]Powered by WPeMatico
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders campaigned this weekend with fourth district congressional candidate J.D. Scholten, with stops in Ames and Fort Dodge on Sunday. “This, in fact, is the most important midterm election in the history of the United States of America,” Sanders said in Ames. Over the past 15 months, Scholten has raised more than […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Hawkeyes are up a spot to 18th in the latest Associated Press Poll after a 23-0 win over Maryland. On a day that featured gusts of more than 40 miles per hour Iowa’s pass game took a back seat to a ground attack that churned out 224 yards and a defense that limited […]Powered by WPeMatico
The third and final televised debate between Republican Governor Kim Reynolds and Democratic challenger Fred Hubbell was held early this morning and the candidates clashed over a variety of topics, each accusing the other of misleading Iowans. “The governor can promise all the tax cuts that she wants, but you have to balance the budget,” Hubbell said, […]Powered by WPeMatico
