Senator Chuck Grassley drew chuckles from an audience in Atlantic this morning after he was asked about New Jersey Senator Cory Booker’s White House ambitions. A GOP senator on Grassley’s Judiciary Committee openly accused Booker, a Democrat, of using last week’s confirmation hearing for a U.S. Supreme Court nominee as a springboard for a presidential […]Powered by WPeMatico
A new survey finds more than one-third of Iowans do not have a life insurance policy. AAA-Iowa spokesman Nick Jarmusz says most of us don’t like to think about our own mortality, but it’s essential to have a plan in place for the inevitable. “No matter who you are, if you run into a catastrophic […]Powered by WPeMatico
A group appointed by the director of the Iowa Department of Education is now reviewing and preparing to make a recommendation on what would be the first statewide standards for teaching physical education and health in the state’s schools. Department spokesperson, Staci Hupp, says it’s part of the ongoing process of reviewing and revising standards. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Class 4A 1. WDM Valley (3-0) LW #1 @ #8 Waukee 2. Bettendorf (3-0) LW #2 @ #3 Cedar Falls 3. Cedar Falls (3-0) LW #3 vs #2 Bettendorf 4. Dowling Catholic (2-1) LW #4 vs #5 Centennial 5. Ankeny Centennial (3-0) LW #7 @ #4 Dowling 6. Iowa City West (2-1), LW #9 @ […]Powered by WPeMatico
An Iowa State Patrol trooper used a Taser to arrest a man Sunday afternoon. According to the Patrol, the trooper tried to pull over 25-year-old Jacob Ira of Des Moines for an equipment violation on his vehicle, but Ira refused to stop. The chase ended in a neighborhood on Des Moines’ northeast side when Ira […]Powered by WPeMatico
The 2018 Clay County Fair — billed as “the world’s greatest county fair” and one of Iowa’s top tourist attractions — opened Saturday. Tens of thousands already have made their way onto the fairgrounds in Spencer. Judges this weekend selected “The Barnyard Burger” as the best new food. “It’s a quarter pound pork tenderloin patty […]Powered by WPeMatico
A woman was killed and a man injured in an ATV crash in eastern Iowa early Sunday morning. It happened a little after 1 a.m in Jackson County. A State Patrol crash report shows 28-year-old Bret Rapp of Maquoketa was driving the ATV when is left a roadway, rolled, and struck a tree. A passenger, […]Powered by WPeMatico
A driver who ran a stop sign is blamed for a fatal accident this weekend in northwest Iowa. The crash happened Saturday afternoon at an intersection southeast of Larchwood. A State Patrol crash report shows 74-year-old Kenneth Wulf was driving a pickup that went through a stop sign and hit another pickup driven by 31-year-old […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office has become the second in the state to use a full body scanner to check inmates into their jail. Sergeant Lee Blanchard says the SecurePass systems is faster and more efficient. “It allows us to see things you wouldn’t normally see — any kind of contraband anything somebody might have […]Powered by WPeMatico
