The Department of Transportation rules governing speed cameras that led to a lawsuit against the state are now off the books. DOT Director of Traffic and Safety Steve Gent says the Transportation Commission took action at its meeting Tuesday. “The commission approved rescinding the automated traffic enforcement rules that the DOT worked with the Iowa […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Waterloo man was arrested early this morning for pouring gasoline on his wife’s car while she and her sister were inside. Waterloo Police say 28-year-old Patrick McGrane is charged with first-degree arson after he poured a can of gasoline on the windshield of the car and threatened to light it on fire. McGrane’s wife […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Sioux City businessman’s retirement from Iowa politics lasted about four months. Rick Bertrand retired in April after finishing his second term in the Iowa Senate — but was nominated Tuesday evening by Sioux City Republicans to run again for the District 7 Senate seat. Bertrand was nominated by Steve Stokes, the former GOP candidate […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he’ll back a Trump administration plan to create a Space Force as a new branch of the U.S. military. Last week, Vice President Mike Pence outlined a proposed effort which would be established by 2020 to face “emerging threats on this new battlefield.” Grassley says the way Pence describes it, […]Powered by WPeMatico
Secretary of State Paul Pate — the commisioner of Iowa elections — said Tuesday there is no way for hackers to alter votes in Iowa because every one of the state’s voters cast a paper ballot. “In Iowa, we don’t vote on the internet…so you can’t be voting from Moscow, Russia. You can’t. The only ones that […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa State junior wide receiver Hakeem Butler was named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list for the second season in a row, announced today by the selection committee comprised of journalists from the state of Texas. The award is named after the 1977 Heisman Trophy winner, who is also a member of […]Powered by WPeMatico
University of Iowa senior volleyball player Taylor Louis has been named a 2018 preseason All-Big Ten honoree, the conference announced Tuesday. Louis, a native of Evanston, Illinois, is the nation’s top returning kills leader with 1,534. She finished the 2017 season with 23 double-digit kills matches over Iowa’s 33 contests. Louis led the Hawkeyes with […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa State senior quarterback Kyle Kempt was named to the 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list, announced today by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation. Named after one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, the prestigious award has been presented annually since 1987 to the nation’s top college quarterback. Candidates must […]Powered by WPeMatico
Bicyclists are feeling a lot safer on a popular trail in southwest Iowa following the arrests of three teenagers. Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s deputies believe the juveniles were trying to injure cyclists on the Wabash Trace Nature Trail. Greg Losh, vice president of the group (Southwest Iowa Nature Trails) that manages the 62-mile long trail between […]Powered by WPeMatico
