The campaigns of Republican Governor Kim Reynolds and Fred Hubbell, her Democratic challenger, issued news releases last night, announcing each has accepted invitations to three televised debates, but both candidates have only agreed to one at this point. There’s another twist to this. Fred Hubbell has tweeted that he wants Jake Porter, the Libertarian Party’s candidate for governor, to be on […]Powered by WPeMatico
The National Weather Service has confirmed three tornadoes touched down in Eastern Iowa on Monday. The most damaging tornado struck the northwest side of Cedar Rapids just after 9 p.m. The EF-1 twister packed winds of 100 miles an hour and covered a 1.4 mile long path – destroying a garage, uprooting trees, and toppling […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa started slow, but came on in the second half to win their opener with Northern Illinois 33-7 Saturday. Hawkeye coach Kirk Ferentz says the effort shown by the team carried it through. “I thought our guys played hard, thought they played determined, and that allowed us to play through some bumps in the game, […]Powered by WPeMatico
Fred Hubbell, the Democratic candidate for governor, met this afternoon with leaders of agencies that provide care for about 15,000 intellectually disabled Iowans. “This is a big group in our state that is not being treated very well,” Hubbell said. The group warned that the state’s privatized Medicaid system is creating chaos for their intellectually disabled clients. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell says having the season opener canceled by weather just a few minutes into the game was not the ideal situation — be he thinks it wasn’t a total loss. “I do think that there were some positives that we took from Saturday. Getting the opportunity to prepare for a […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Department of Public Health is reminding you to continue to protect yourself against mosquitoes as the rainy weather has kept their populations active. Deputy State Epidemiologist Ann Garvey says cases of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus are still a concern. “We have had 18 confirmed cases and we’ve got about 16 more that […]Powered by WPeMatico
At least five people were killed in traffic crashes in Iowa over the Labor Day weekend. Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Nate Ludwig says troopers investigated a total of 82 crashes and arrested 16 drivers for OWI. He’s encouraging motorists to alter their driving habits in foul weather, as many of the crashes over the holiday […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says a man was shot by his brother Saturday as the two were squirrel hunting. The shooting happened Saturday at the Brushy Creek State Recreation Area. The DNR says 55-year-old Sao Bunpan was shot in the upper body by 50-year-old Khor Bunpan. Both are from Webster City and were […]Powered by WPeMatico
With the 2018 Iowa State Fair now behind them, the foundation that oversees the upkeep of the fairgrounds is working on plans for improvements. Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation executive director, Peter Cownie, says a recently announced record donation of $10 million will help them with that task. “Six of which will go towards […]Powered by WPeMatico
