Iowa Senator Joni Ernst today said the oil industry is “already trying to undercut” the president’s move toward year-round sales of gas with a higher blend of ethanol. “This has been a battle we’ve had for years and years and years. It was going on before I came into congress and it will continue for […]Powered by WPeMatico
The death of a well-known medical professional in north-central Iowa is under investigation. Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputies were sent to a home at 724 Kendall Young Road in Webster City Tuesday morning for a welfare check. The body of 59-year-old Gregory Pekkala was found inside. He lived in the home. An autopsy is being performed. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Jake Porter, the Libertarian Party’s candidate for governor, was near the stage — in the audience — for last night’s televised debate between Republican Governor Kim Reynolds and Democratic challenger Fred Hubbell. “Criminal justice reform, mental health also things with the budget are just things that I would have talked about — in a very […]Powered by WPeMatico
Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Division of Criminal Investigation are issuing a warning about a new telephone scam. The scam targets citizens when callers posing as employees of the “Iowa State Police” claim they have a seized vehicle with drugs inside and that the vehicle is registered to the citizen. The calls […]Powered by WPeMatico
Sioux City hopes to draw more people into the area by making part of its riverfront more fun and interesting. The city’s Chris Larsen Park sits next to a 15-acre lot that’s been vacant since a riverboat casino left the area four years ago. Parks and Recreation Director Matt Salvatore says there’s a lot of […]Powered by WPeMatico
A natural gas leak forced evacuations and the closure of businesses in Clarion on Wednesday afternoon. Wright County Emergency Management Director Jim Lester reported a crew was burying fiber optic cable in the 100 block of Second Street N.W. when the gas line was struck. The accident caused the evacuation and sheltering in place of […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Governor Kim Reynolds and Democratic challenger Fred Hubbell met in their first televised debate tonight, making their case directly to Iowa voters. “We can’t afford to go backwards and that’s the direction that Fred wants to take the state,” Reynolds said during her closing statement in the hour-long forum broadcast on KCCI TV and […]Powered by WPeMatico
Waterloo school administrators say school will be back in session at the three public high schools after a threat on social media forced the cancellation of classes today. Waterloo police spokesman Joe Leibold says a 15-year-old male is in custody in connection with the incident, charged with threats of terrorism. He was taken to the […]Powered by WPeMatico
A southwest Iowa boy who’s being treated for brain cancer got a video message of encouragement this week from one of his Hollywood heroes, actor Robert Downey Junior. Amy Tijerina of Council Bluffs, says her 7-year-old, Jackson, was diagnosed in 2016 and was told he needed immediate chemotherapy. “When they do that, they put a […]Powered by WPeMatico
