The future of sports betting in the state could look a lot like what’s been put in place in Delaware. The Iowa Lottery has been following the issue at the request of state lawmakers after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in May made sports betting legal across the county. Lottery spokesperson Mary Neubauer says Delaware […]Powered by WPeMatico
Three Des Moines lawyers have completed their independent investigation of the Iowa Finance Authority director the governor fired this spring, issuing a 35-page report that concludes Dave Jamison sexually harassed three women in the agency, frequently drank at bars during work hours and repeatedly made “sexually suggestive” comments in front of his employees. The lawyers interviewed […]Powered by WPeMatico
Parts of northern Iowa that saw heavy flooding just a few weeks ago again face high water after a series of powerful thunderstorms dumped on the region Wednesday and more rain is coming. Jeff Zogg, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service, says the areas of Iowa at worst risk for flooding are essentially everything […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board has dismissed two complaints about how Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has taken free flights on private jets, with the cost of those nine flights covered by individuals and reported as donations to Reynolds’ campaign. Board chairman James Albert emphasized that former Democratic Governors Tom Vilsack and Chet Culver took six flights […]Powered by WPeMatico
The family of the suspect in the murder of a celebrated student-athlete at Iowa State University has released a statement. Ames Police arrested 22-year-old Collin Richards, formerly of Coon Rapids, for the killing of Celia Barquin Arozamena on Monday. She had been golfing by herself at an Ames course where her body was found in […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Des Moines Register reports the legislature’s top two Democrats accepted campaign contributions from the same managed care firm the Iowa Democratic Party’s chairman blasted Governor Kim Reynolds for taking donations from. On Monday, Iowa Democratic Party chairman Troy Price accused Republican Governor Kim Reynolds of being “ethically challenged” for accepting $2,500 from Anthem. it’s […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Cedar Rapids man was hospitalized last night after a chase that ended with his car in a creek. An Iowa State Patrol crash report shows a trooper tried to pull over a car on Interstate 380 at 9:30 p.m., but the driver sped away. The chase continued for a few miles through Shueyville before […]Powered by WPeMatico
Out of nearly 400 metro areas nationwide, only one Iowa community ranks in the top 40 for most stolen vehicles per capita. The National Insurance Crime Bureau ranks Omaha-Council Bluffs as the 39th worst place in the country for rip-offs, with just over 4,000 vehicles stolen there last year. The bureau’s Kristen Sleeth says older […]Powered by WPeMatico
Some rivalries feature a bronze pig or a brown jug but in Sioux City it’s all about the saddle. Morningside and Briar Cliff collide on Saturday in the “Battle for the Saddle”. It will be the 16th meeting in the series but the saddle made its debut on the Morningside sideline for the 2007 game. […]Powered by WPeMatico
