U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue is in Iowa, holding events with Republican office-holders and assuring the state’s farm community that international trade disputes “will work out fine.” “I’m really proud of our agricultural community,” Perdue said late this afternoon. “They’ve stood with the president. It’s been painful. They’ve seen the prices drop on hogs and […]Powered by WPeMatico
A North Iowa man is charged with killing another man in Kossuth County. The victim has been identified as 54-year-old Randy Page of LuVerne. Page was found unresponsive by law enforcement after his wife called authorities around 5:30 p.m. Monday. Sixty-year-old Jeffery Lynn Winters of Livermore has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder for […]Powered by WPeMatico
Today marks the final day of sales for a longtime Iowa department store chain. The stores have progressively marked down all the items inside the sotres to sell off the inventory. In the final week there were some a few clothes and many manekins and store furnishings still for sale in the stores. Younkers stores across […]Powered by WPeMatico
Fred Hubbell — the businessman who is Democratic Party’s nominee for governor — released some of his 2017 tax information today, indicating he and his wife donated $1.3 million to charity last year. Hubbell’s campaign announced reporters may view the couple’s 2017 tax returns for three hours tomorrow afternoon. That is similar to former Governor Terry Branstad’s […]Powered by WPeMatico
There’s a news conference planned in La Porte City this afternoon to announce the results of testing on the remains found around Wolf Creek. La Porte City Police Chief Chris Brecher announced on August 17th that the remains had been found by kayakers on Wolf Creek. Brecher gave an indication the remains may be those […]Powered by WPeMatico
A 10-year-old girl from West Burlington with an extremely rare autoimmune disease will be on the sidelines with the Iowa Hawkeye football team for this Saturday’s season-opener against Northern Illinois. Gwen White is the “Kid Captain” for the game at Kinnick Stadium. Her mother, Kerstin Quattromini, says Gwen was diagnosed with juvenile dermatomyositis just under […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources confirms zebra mussels have been found in Storm Lake. The DNR collects water samples and deploys settlement samplers in lakes across the state each summer to monitor for the invasive zebra mussel. Young zebra mussels were found in an August water sample, and further investigation discovered juvenile and adult […]Powered by WPeMatico
As many as three tornadoes touched down in eastern Iowa during last night’s severe thunderstorms. Survey teams are being dispatched this morning to look over the damage and talk with first responders and other witnesses. Meteorologist Tim Gross, with the National Weather Service in Davenport, says there were three tornado warnings issued during the storm. […]Powered by WPeMatico
A retired farmer and long-time legislator who served three terms as Iowa’s secretary of agriculture has died. Dale Cochran farmed in Webster County, near the community of Vincent, for four decades. Cochan was first elected as Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture in 1986. He continued in office until he decided not to seek re-election in 1998. […]Powered by WPeMatico
