Seven people have pleaded guilty to forcing several individuals to sell themselves for sex. Court documents show that 29-year-old Darren Coleman, 26-year-old Sarina Williams pleaded guilty to sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. The admitted to recruiting women who they then advertised on websites and forced to engage in sex in hotels for money and other […]Powered by WPeMatico
Traffic on U.S. Highway 69 north of Jewell in southern Hamilton County has been rerouted due to a sinkhole that developed overnight. Hamilton County Sheriff Doug Timmons said six vehicles were damaged before traffic was diverted. “There’s a sinkhole that’s probably about 20 feet across and probably 8-10 feet deep that cars were hitting,” Timmons […]Powered by WPeMatico
A man serving a life sentence for a crime committed in north-central Iowa has died in prison. Iowa prison officials say Robert James Carter died Sunday at a hospital in Fort Madison after suffering a medical emergency. An autopsy is planned. Carter was 73. He was sentenced to life in prison over 20 years ago […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Congressman Steve King says there was no need for additional F.B.I. interviews about Christine Blasey Ford’s abuse allegations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. “If we are at a place in America where an unsubstantiated allegation will prevent a person whose entire career has pointed in the ascendancy, then we’re at a sad […]Powered by WPeMatico
The executive director of a family resource center in Clarion says the opening of the Prestage Foods pork processing plant in Eagle Grove in the next few months is going to stretch the already thin child care availability in three counties. McKinley Bailey is the executive director of Building Families Early Childhood Area and says […]Powered by WPeMatico
Temperatures have cooled in recent weeks, but a spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Public Health says that isn’t enough yet to slow down all mosquito activity. There’s been an increase in cases of the West Nile Virus virus in Iowa this year and Deputy State Epidemiologist Anne Garvey says you shouldn’t let up on […]Powered by WPeMatico
The three Democrats challenging Iowa’s three Republican congressmen are calling on Rod Blum, David Young and Steve King to pressure their GOP leadership for action on the Farm Bill. “I hope they get back to work and go back out to Washington and demand that we settle this Farm Bill because it really impacts the […]Powered by WPeMatico
State Climatologist Justin Glisan says persistent heavy rains that have pummeled parts of northern Iowa in recent weeks can be blamed on a more active weather pattern in addition to an atmospheric condition called the “Ring of Fire.” “This happens when a low-pressure system is near the state and a high-pressure system is set up […]Powered by WPeMatico
A former teacher in northwest Iowa has avoided jail time after admitting she stole money from a school account for Special Olympics and other programs. Forty-nine-year-old Melissa Dickerson was a special education teacher at Sioux City East High School. She was sentenced Monday to five years probation after pleading guilty to second-degree theft for stealing […]Powered by WPeMatico
