Authorities in Fort Dodge have recovered the body of the kayaker who was reported missing Monday. The body of 26-year-old Alex Dencklau of Clare was found by Fort Dodge firefighters early Thursday afternoon in the Des Moines River near the Fort Dodge Wastewater Treatment Plant. Dencklau was with his wife kayaking Monday afternoon when his […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowans are turning the calendar to June after sweating through possibly the hottest May in the state’s history. National Weather Service Meteorologist Craig Cogill says the warm temperatures last month followed Iowa’s coldest-ever April on record. What a switch we had from April, someone turned up the thermostat,” Cogill said. “We saw (temperatures) well above […]Powered by WPeMatico
Scott Weston has a calendar on the wall at his home and he marks off each day as the start of practice on August first approaches. Hired last summer to start the women’s volleyball program at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, Weston is anxious to get their initial season started. “I love to be in […]Powered by WPeMatico
The author and illustrator of one of the most popular children’s books of all time is the subject of an exhibit in eastern Iowa. More than 20-million copies of “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak have sold globally since it was first published in 1963. Tim Schiffer, director of the Figge Art Museum in […]Powered by WPeMatico
There are congressional contests on the ballots in Tuesday’s Primaries. In the first congressional district, four Democrats are competing to run against Republican Congressman Rod Blum of Dubuque this fall. Democrat Abby Finkenauer of Dubuque would be the youngest woman ever elected to congress. She’s 29 years old and has been a state legislator for […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, a Republican, is seeking reelection and Democratic Primary voters will choose from one of two candidates hoping to challenge Pate in November. Democrat Diedre DeJear of Des Moines is a Drake University graduate and a former Bankers Trust small business loan officer who started a business that helps small […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Congressman Steve King has a primary opponent and three other candidates are competing to be the Democrat who runs in the fourth congressional district this fall. King is seeking a ninth term in the U.S. House. The district is decidedly Republican, but the Democrats who’ve lined up to run against King are hoping King’s […]Powered by WPeMatico
