A man is dead after being shot by a sheriff’s deputy in central Iowa this morning. The shooting followed a traffic stop and chase in Altoona. The Polk County Sheriff’s office reports a deputy pulled over a driver at 3:45 a.m. and as deputies approached the car and asked the man to step outside, he […]Powered by WPeMatico
Thirty-two Iowa towns were awarded federal grants Monday totaling $9.6 million. Brooke Miller is a spokesperson for the Iowa Economic Development Authority, which selected the recipients of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. “The federally-funded grants are awarded for community facilities, downtown revitalization, and single-family owner-occupied rehabilitation projects,” Miller said. Ottumwa is getting the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Sioux City police found dozens of animals in an apartment after being called to a home early Monday morning for a disturbance. Police spokesman, Lieutenant Chris Groves says they arrested 18-year-old Dane Rolfes of Sioux City and charged him with aggravated assault for allegedly shooting Alain Martinez multiple times with a BB pistol, and then […]Powered by WPeMatico
A retiring member of the Iowa legislature has left the Republican Party over President Trump’s remarks in Finland. Ken Rizer, a two-term member of the Iowa House, is the former commander of the home base for the president’s plane, Air Force One. Rizer said in a Facebook post that President Trump’s performance in Helsinki was the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Fifty-three days after exiting the race for governor amid allegations of sexual harassment, Democrat Nate Boulton has announced he intends to remain in the state senate. In late May, The Des Moines Register published the accounts of three women who said Boulton had groped or rubbed them inappropriately. Boulton dropped out of the gubernatorial race […]Powered by WPeMatico
A group of dignitaries from Sioux City were on hand for a mast stuffing ceremony aboard the USS Sioux City in Marinette, Wisconsin this past weekend. Sponsor, Mary Winnefeld says items symbolizing the city and the navy were placed into the ship’s mast. Winnefeld says she put a gold dove into the mast along with […]Powered by WPeMatico
A 63-mile long stretch of the Maquoketa River is a lot cleaner thanks to an annual effort known as Project AWARE. Brian Soenen served as coordinator of last week’s effort to pull trash out of the river through Delaware, Jones, and Jackson counties. Just under 400 volunteers took part in at least one day of […]Powered by WPeMatico
The woman who was the state’s first volunteer coordinator has a message for Iowans. Governor Robert Ray established the Iowa Office on Volunteerism in 1978 and Bobbie Finch became its director. “Everybody’s got something to give and I feel like it’s a sin if you don’t share it and I guess that’s the best thing […]Powered by WPeMatico
A central Iowa teenager is in jail after the weekend death of his infant daughter. Des Moines police say 17-year-old Jayden Straight is now charged with first-degree murder and child endangerment resulting in death. Police responded to Mercy Hospital on Friday after an eight-month-old girl was admitted with serious internal injuries and traumatic head injuries. […]Powered by WPeMatico
