Police say they’ve found the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist in Des Moines. The crash happened early on the morning of July 28. Police say a red SUV struck the bicyclist, who went through a red light at an intersection. The SUV left the scene and the cyclist, 56-year-old Darrel […]Powered by WPeMatico
The cost Iowans pay for an annual hunting or fishing license would rise from $17 to $20 under a proposal from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Joe Larscheid, chief of the Iowa DNR’s Fisheries Bureau, believes the fee increases are long overdue. “It’s been 14 years for most licenses and some licenses, it’s been […]Powered by WPeMatico
The first death of the year from the West Nile virus has been confirmed in the state. “It was in an elderly person from central Iowa. And this is always tragic. We do have West Nile deaths almost every year in our state,” according to Iowa Department of Public Health deputy epidemiologist, Ann Garvey. Two […]Powered by WPeMatico
It’s been cooler-than-normal for summertime in Iowa but today and the next several days, the forecast is calling for hotter, steamier weather. Meteorologist Andrew Ansorge , at the National Weather Service, says cities from Shenandoah to Lamoni to Des Moines may see highs of 95-degrees this afternoon. “We’ll be flirting with mid-90s today in a […]Powered by WPeMatico
A judge has thrown out much of the evidence against the driver of an SUV who’s accused of killing four Iowa motorcyclists in Nebraska last year. Authorities say 23-year-old Jeser Cisneros-Hernandes of Liberal, Kansas, crossed the center line of a Keith County, Nebraska, highway in July of 2017 and hit two motorcycles head-on. The four […]Powered by WPeMatico
Investigators looking for Mollie Tibbetts gave an update this morning — but had little new information to release. The Department of Public Safety’s Director of Investigative Operations, Kevin Winker, talked to the media. “Unfortunately we have not yet found Mollie, but it has not been due to a lack of effort or a lack of […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Department of Public Health says the number of HIV cases was down in 2017 — but was still the second most behind the record in 2016. The DPH’s Nicole Kolm-Valdivia says cases dropped by 12 to 125 in 2017. The numbers had increased by 10% in 2016 and she says it’s hard to […]Powered by WPeMatico
An invasive weed from eastern Asia has been found in Iowa for the first time. Iowa State University weed scientist, Bob Hartzler, recently confirmed a vine growing on the edge of a wooded area in Marion County is the dreaded “mile-a-minute” weed. “Its name implies it grows very rapidly and the stems of the plant […]Powered by WPeMatico
A candlelight vigil focused on unsolved cases involving young people in Iowa was attended by more than 200 people Wednesday night in downtown Waterloo. One of the speakers was 27-year-old Morgan Collum, Mollie Tibbetts’ cousin. “The last two weeks have been really difficult,” Collum said. “You wake up and you look at yourself in the […]Powered by WPeMatico
