Two high-profile celebrity deaths this week have vaulted suicide back into the headlines, as suicide rates in Iowa are rising. TV chef Anthony Bourdain and fashion designer Kate Spade reportedly took their own lives. Dr. Jonathan Sikorski, a psychologist in Omaha-Council Bluffs, says Spade was known to have depression, anxiety and may’ve been bipolar, all of […]Powered by WPeMatico
An effort to rebuild Iowa’s honey bee population is apparently working. State Apiarist Andrew Joseph says, despite this past winter’s extended stretch of extreme cold, the insect’s numbers look good. “I’m happy to say that things are going pretty well right now in this blink in time. There are a lot of bees out there […]Powered by WPeMatico
Renee Gillispie has been named head softball coach at Iowa. Gillispie is the fifth head coach in program history. She comes to Iowa after 18 years as head coach at UCF where she compiled a record of 625-403-1 (.608), won five conference championships, and advanced to seven NCAA Regionals, including four straight regional final appearances. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Fred Hubbell, the Democratic Party’s nominee for governor, backs an increase in the state sales tax to finance water quality projects around the state. The money would flow into a special state trust fund Iowa voters approved eight years ago, but state lawmakers have never approved the three-eights-of-a-cent sales tax increase that would plug money […]Powered by WPeMatico
A film crew from National Geographic has been in Iowa this week, capturing material for a documentary about devastating floods that hit parts of the state in 2008 and 2016. Clarksville Mayor Val Swinton says the seven-person crew spent time in his town, located in Butler County. “It’s a documentary about the changes in the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Authorities are investigating the death of an 11-month-old child in Estherville. Police say shortly after 2:45 p.m. Monday, Jasmine Rodriguez Sebastian was taken to Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville and subsequently transferred to Avera McKennon Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Jasmine passed away at Avera McKennon Hospital on Wednesday. The Estherville Police Department, […]Powered by WPeMatico
An Iowa native is being named one of the ten College Women of the Year by Glamour Magazine. Maria Rose Belding, of Pella, is a senior at American University, majoring in public health. Belding is also co-founder and director of a national non-profit group that helps food pantries share food and feed the needy. This […]Powered by WPeMatico
A key federal official says things are going to get “a little more difficult” for farmers as the Trump Administration seeks to alter global trade — and Gregg Doud warns pork producers are “at the tip of the spear.” “Depending on how you slice it and dice it, over $20 billion of our $140 billion in […]Powered by WPeMatico
The 22 women competing to be “Miss Iowa 2018″ next week will still be evaluated for their appearances in swimsuits and evening gowns. Changes announced this week to the Miss America competition — like the end of the swimsuit competition — will be in place for the next round of state and local pageants. “Swimsuit going […]Powered by WPeMatico
