The Black Hawk County Sheriff says the investigation into a car-bicycle crash that killed a Waterloo woman continues and no charges have been filed at this time. The sheriff’s office says 54-year-old Connie Inks died after the bicycle she was riding was struck from behind by a car driven by 39-year-old Joshua Summerhays, also from […]Powered by WPeMatico
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott is making his fourth trip to Iowa to speak at a political event. Scott, recently referred to as the GOP’s “joyful warrior” by a prominent conservative magazine, will headline an Iowa Republican Party fundraiser in Des Moines on Friday, July 20. Scott’s last trip to Iowa was last year when […]Powered by WPeMatico
An arrest has been made in connection with the death of a Cedar Rapids man. Thirty-eight-year-old Scott Dexter suffered severe injuries on June 5 in a fight at Greene Square, a park in downtown Cedar Rapids. Dexter died four days later. On Monday, police arrested 47-year-old Troy Wilson. He’s charged with second-degree murder. Powered by WPeMatico
The mayor of Cedar Rapids says his city is ready to capitalize on the state’s medical marijuana industry after the second license to manufacture medical marijuana products was awarded to a company that plans to open a facility there. Iowa Relief LLC was awarded the second license and plans to do build a facility in […]Powered by WPeMatico
The totals collected by state climatologist Justin Glison confirm what appeared to be happening in June in much of the state — it was wetter than normal. He says we got an average 7.6 inches of precipitation compared to the normal five inches. June also averaged four degrees warmer than normal at 73 degrees. Glison […]Powered by WPeMatico
Senator Chuck Grassley says he hopes the North American Free Trade Agreement is renegotiated before Mexico’s new president is sworn into office December 1st. On Sunday, populist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador became president-elect of Mexico by winning a four-way race with more than half the vote. “On the surface, I would be very pessimistic,” Grassley says, […]Powered by WPeMatico
Thousands of vehicles were damaged in flash flooding this past weekend in the Des Moines area. Chris Good is a mechanic at Iowa Auto Repair in Urbandale. “My phone has not stopped ringing,” Good says. Many vehicle owners are calling to find out if it’s safe to try and start their car or if they […]Powered by WPeMatico
Officials say it will take some time to gather the data necessary to seek federal assistance for parts of Iowa hit by spring and early summer storms. Governor Kim Reynolds says the plan is to combine assessments of storm damage that happened from June 6-13 with the flood damage that happened from June 14-30. “If […]Powered by WPeMatico
A new survey indicates the Midwest economy is still in expansion mode, but the growth is slowing due to trade and tariff concerns. Creighton University economic Ernie Goss surveys supply managers in nine states, including Iowa, and just issued his report for June. “The overall index was down, but still in a range pointing to […]Powered by WPeMatico
