A Holy Cross woman is facing charges for driving drunk with her children riding on the car. Dubuque County Sheriff’s deputies went to a parking lot in Holy Cross on Monday night after witnesses reported a woman was driving in and out of the lot with children on the trunk of her car. The arrest […]Powered by WPeMatico
John Deere is celebrating a century of tractor production in the northeast Iowa city where it all began in 1918. The company is hosting a two-day community celebration in downtown Waterloo today and tomorrow that features everything from vintage tractors and engines, to kids games, and live music. Kelly Henderson is John Deere’s project manager […]Powered by WPeMatico
Democrats and Republicans will hold their state conventions in Des Moines tomorrow. Democrats will gather in downtown Des Moines and Fred Hubbell — the party’s nominee for governor –will reveal who he’s chosen as a running mate. “Of course, our focus as been on the primary. We had to win the primary before we had […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission unanimously approved a development agreement today between the Hard Rock Casino and Sioux City for an $11 million parking ramp that will add up to 580 spaces and result in part of the casino being remodeled. Commission member Jeff Lamberti says the ramp helps the casino and city. “We […]Powered by WPeMatico
Ten years ago, flooding forced evacuation of the paintings, sculptures and other works of art in the University of Iowa’s Art Museum. Rod Lehnertz, the university’s vice president for finance, says constructure on a new art museum is slated to start this fall. “And bring our great collection back to the heart of our campus,” […]Powered by WPeMatico
The lawyer who represented the family of a Sioux County woman which won a $29.5 million malpractice case against the Sioux Center Community Health Center says it was a tough case. Forty-year-old Carrie Dejongh of Hull died after having a reaction to dye used for a routine CT scan in June of 2015. Her family […]Powered by WPeMatico
The University of Iowa announced this will be the final year of The Hy-Vee Classic in Des Moines. The one-day event started in 2012, featuring the four Division I men’s basketball programs from the state of Iowa. Each year, Iowa and Iowa State rotated playing Drake and Northern Iowa. “In our last agreement we added […]Powered by WPeMatico
New York’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit accusing the Donald J. Trump Foundation of illegal conduct — and the lawsuit mentions “at least five” checks distributed to Iowa groups before the 2016 Caucuses. On January 28, 2016, Trump held a televised fundraiser for veterans charities at Drake University in Des Moines. It was Trump’s […]Powered by WPeMatico
A house, divided into apartments, was badly damaged in an overnight fire in northeast Iowa – but no one was injured. Charles City Fire Chief Eric Whipple says crews were sent to the home at 407 South Main Street in Charles City shortly before midnight. “When we arrived, we found fire coming out of an […]Powered by WPeMatico
