The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation confirms human remains found east of Mason City earlier this year are those of an Arkansas woman reported missing almost a decade ago. The DCI says the State Medical Examiner’s Office has positively identified the skeletal remains as 51-year-old Cerilla Doyle of Bentonville Arkansas, who disappeared on October 27th […]Powered by WPeMatico
A report from the non-partisan Legislative Services Agency indicates there’s been “extremely strong growth” in state tax collections during the past three months. “Fiscal Year 2019 is off to a fast start,” Legislative Services Agency senior fiscal analyst Jeff Robinson says. Over the months of July, August and September, Iowa net General Fund revenue increased […]Powered by WPeMatico
The U.S. Department of Justice has approved United Technologies purchase of Rockwell Collins, as long as two Rockwell Collins divisions are sold off first. One of the Rockwell Collins divisions that’s to be sold to another buyer makes “de-icing” products for the wings of airplanes. The other division that’s to be divested makes parts that […]Powered by WPeMatico
The harvest remains ahead of schedule in Iowa despite rainy weather. The latest U.S.D.A. crop report says with all the rain farmers only had about three days last week that were suitable for fieldwork. But the harvest that got started early is still ahead of the normal pace. The report finds 11% of the corn […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley says he has his hands full shepherding Brett Kavanaugh’s U.S. Supreme Court nomination through the U.S. Senate — and he is not launching an investigation of the leak of Christine Blasey Ford’s confidential letter about abuse allegations against Kavanaugh. “Right now there’s a lot of conflict between Republicans and Democrats,” Grassley […]Powered by WPeMatico
Areas of northeast Iowa are facing flash flood damage for the second time in less than a month. Heavy rain on Monday lifted the Maquoketa River in Manchester to “major flood” stage and Delaware County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Ryan says travel is not recommended on ANY county roads. “This flash flooding has overtopped a […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Waterloo man has been charged with vehicle homicide in connection with a fatal accident involving a bicycle south of the city earlier this summer. Black Hawk County sheriff’s deputies arrested 39-year-old Joshua Summerhays on Monday. According to authorities, Summerhays was driving a vehicle that struck and killed Connie Inks, who was riding her bicycle […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Business Council released its latest quarterly economic outlook survey Monday, and executive director Georgia Van Gundy, says the results find a lot of optimism. “Our member show that this is the strongest that the economy has been in the ten years that we’ve been doing the survey,” Van Gundy says. The survey was […]Powered by WPeMatico
Seven projects in Iowa are sharing just over $660,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to tackle the opioid crisis. The Wayne County Hospital in Corydon is using a $150,000 grant to buy an ambulance equipped with features specifically for opioid treatment. Darien Relph is the hospital’s CEO. “Our oldest model that we have […]Powered by WPeMatico
