More information has been released about a weekend water rescue on Lake Manawa in Council Bluffs. The Iowa DNR credits “a good Samaritan” for possibly saving the life of 54-year-old Lawrence Wieneke of Omaha. He was found in Lake Manawa Saturday evening and brought to shore. Wieneke remains hospitalized and was last reported in critical […]Powered by WPeMatico
Five men still hoping to run for state ag secretary this fall gave their closing pitches to a group of Polk County Republicans Tuesday night. No candidate got at least 35 percent of the vote in last week’s primary to secure the GOP nomination outright, so delegates at the Iowa GOP’s state convention will choose a nominee […]Powered by WPeMatico
Higher gas prices, poor weather and changes in store hours had an impact on fourth quarter sales for the Ankeny-based Casey’s convenience store chain. The company reported diluted earnings per share of $8.34, which includes the one-time impact of $4.53 per share related to the adoption of the federal tax cuts for the year ended […]Powered by WPeMatico
Governor Kim Reynolds says Iowa voters should settle the debate over same-sex marriage. The Iowa Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in 2009 that legalized same-sex marriage in Iowa. Reynolds says she’d prefer that state legislators propose a constitutional amendment on the subject, so voters may decide what’s legal. “People have traditional views on what they […]Powered by WPeMatico
A former school teacher in northwest Iowa will spend 15 years in prison after agreeing to a plea deal in a child sex abuse case. Thirty-six-year-old Curtis Van Dam pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to one count of sexual exploitation of a child. Van Dam agreed to the 15 year term, which is […]Powered by WPeMatico
A student who’ll be a senior at Pella High School this fall is already on the payroll at Vermeer Manufacturing. Charles Vander Velden is the first student to enter a new apprenticeship program for welders that’s a partnership of the school, Vermeer and Des Moines Area Community College. Vander Velden started his apprenticeship in welding […]Powered by WPeMatico
Governor Kim Reynolds says an administrative law judge made the right call in denying future unemployment benefits to a fired state administrator. The governor fired Iowa Finance Authority director Dave Jamison about 11 weeks ago, after two women in the agency complained he was sexually harassing them. Jamison got more than $3,000 worth of unemployment […]Powered by WPeMatico
Safe drinking water has returned to four cities in southwest Iowa. A membrane filtration system that failed at a Creston-based water treatment plant left 20,000 customers without safe tap water since June 1. The problem was finally fixed late last week and Creston residents, on Sunday, were the first to be told they no longer […]Powered by WPeMatico
Severe weather that swept across northeast Iowa over the weekend produced at least one tornado. The National Weather Service has confirmed that a small twister briefly touched down in Buchanan County Saturday evening. Officials say an EF-1 tornado touched down about six miles southeast of Winthrop at 9:36 p.m.and was on the ground for only […]Powered by WPeMatico
