This is the last day of a special program conducted by the DOT’s Office of Motor Vehicle Enforcement to check the big rigs that roll across Iowa’s highways. Sergeant Blake Wittrock says it’s an international event called “Roadcheck.” “They’re checking brake components, cargo securement, equipment with the truck and the trailer of the vehicles, as […]Powered by WPeMatico
It turns out, the turnout at the polls on Tuesday did not set a record for a June primary election. Almost 280,000 Iowans voted on Tuesday. Secretary of State Paul Pate says more than 300,000 voters took part in primary elections in 2002 and 2010. Some media reports stated this year’s election was a record-breaker. Not […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says text messages containing false information about Tuesday’s primary election were sent to Iowans by a vendor working for Abby Finkenauer’s congressional campaign. “We worked with the campaign and their vendor. We believe it was an error in their data management and the texts were not malicious in nature,” Pate […]Powered by WPeMatico
Court documents show the City of Burlington and the estate of Autumn Steele have reached a monetary settlement in the lawsuit filed after she was shot to death by Burlington officer Jesse Hill. The terms of the settlement have not been released. According to the police records, officer Hill responded to a call for an […]Powered by WPeMatico
An autopsy is planned for a body found in Webster County Tuesday. Police in Fort Dodge were notified Tuesday afternoon from a witness stating they had discovered the body of a male near a field behind the Target store. The body has been taken to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. Police say […]Powered by WPeMatico
The man who won the Democratic Party’s nomination for governor Tuesday is snapping back at Republican Governor Kim Reynolds assertion that he’s too wealthy to know what it’s like “to balance the family checkbook.” Fred Hubbell spoke with reporters late this morning. “How well has she balanced the state’s checkbook? What do you think about […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa redshirt junior Nick Allgeyer became the third Hawkeye selected in the 2018 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft when he was chosen in the 12th round by the Toronto Blue Jays. The left-handed pitcher from St. Louis was selected with the 356th pick. Allgeyer joins former Hawkeye Matt Dermody in the Blue Jays’ organization. […]Powered by WPeMatico
An unusual exhibit is now open at the Children’s Museum in Coralville that’s designed to teach young people about the physics of skateboarding. The hands-on exhibit uses evolving skateboard design to teach about such scientific principles as gravity, friction, energy, time and distance. John Dunkhase, a professor emeritus in the University of Iowa School of […]Powered by WPeMatico
The man who’s been Iowa’s secretary of agriculture since March found out early this morning he will have to convince delegates at the Republican Party’s state convention to nominate him for the November ballot. Mike Naig was appointed to the post after Bill Northey resigned to take a job in the Trump Administration. Unofficial returns from […]Powered by WPeMatico
