The Environmental Protection Agency has just completed five-year reviews of three Superfund sites in Iowa with mixed results. EPA spokesman Ben Washburn says the sites contained contamination and were cleaned up. He says at sites where they don’t have a responsible party who can pay for it, federal funds are used to clean up the […]Powered by WPeMatico
The third quarter was another record-breaker for Winnebago Industries. Revenues for the Forest City-based recreational vehicle maker reached $562 million, an increase of 18% compared to third quarter last year. President and CEO Michael Happe says even with rising input costs, the company continues to be successful with its motor home and towable RV lines. […]Powered by WPeMatico
The five-member board that oversees the Iowa Lottery has directed lottery staff to “explore…the feasibility” of having Iowa retailers use lottery terminals for sports betting. Sports betting has been legal in the State of Nevada for decades, but a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in May overturned a federal law which had prohibited legalized sports betting […]Powered by WPeMatico
The national gun control advocacy group “March for Our Lives” bus tour stopped in Sioux City today. A student from Marjorie Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida Jaclyn Corin was the keynote speaker. Seventeen people were killed during a February shooting at the high school and Corin talked about her advocacy to stop gun violence […]Powered by WPeMatico
A woman has died after being hit by a pickup on a rural road in northeast Iowa Tuesday night. It happened around 9 p.m. about six miles southwest of Janesville. The Black Hawk County Sheriff’s office reports 52-year-old Kristine Martinson, who lives in the area, was walking with her adult daughter along the gravel road […]Powered by WPeMatico
Forecasters say up to five inches of rain may fall today across parts of northwest Iowa, drenching some areas that are already water-logged. Meteorologist Allan Curtis, at the National Weather Service office in metro Des Moines, says with more rain predicted into the weekend, it’s raising concerns about flooding across a wide section of Iowa’s […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of the man convicted of killing Aplington-Parkersburg football coach Ed Thomas. Mark Becker shot and killed Thomas in the high school weight room in front of several witnesses on June 24th of 2009. Becker’s lawyer used an insanity defense, but he was found guilty of murder. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Here’s another sign that summer is arriving in Iowa — reports of swimmer’s itch have been increasing. DNR fisheries biologist Mike Hawkins says swimmer’s itch is a common issue on Iowa lakes. “Some years are better than others. This year looks like it could be a good year for swimmer’s itch — or bad — […]Powered by WPeMatico
The national gun control advocacy group “March for Our Lives” is making three stops in Iowa this week in Congressional districts represented by strong gun rights supporters. Today’s stop will be outside the offices of Congressman Steve King, a staunch supporter of the second amendment and a critic of March for Our Lives. Organizer Kyrah […]Powered by WPeMatico
