Popular state park to remain closed over holiday weekend
Dozens of people who reserved campsites or other facilities at a popular state park in northeast Iowa are making new plans for this holiday weekend. George Wyth State Park in Waterloo/Cedar Falls has been closed since Tuesday due to flooding. Greg Van Fosson is a State Parks Supervisor with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. He says it was hoped the park could be opened Saturday, but the flooding was worse than initially anticipated. "Even though the water is going down, because the … [Read More...]
Rededication ceremony for Iowa Memorial in Vicksburg
Ceremonies in Mississippi this weekend mark the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Vicksburg and a monument to Iowa soldiers who died there will be rededicated. Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is on his way there this morning. "That was a very key turning point in the Great Civil War," Branstad said earlier this week. "It happened at almost the same time as Gettysburg was happening in the east...Up to that time it looked like the Confederacy could win that war. (The Battle of Vicksburg) around … [Read More...]
Boy Scout camp hits 9-decade landmark, seeks elder campers
One of the oldest Boy Scout camps in the Midwest is celebrating its 90th anniversary next month and its leaders are searching for long-ago campers. Todd Eipperle is director of Camp Mitigwa in central Iowa near Boone. He says the camp's gone through many changes since first opening to Scouts in 1923. "We started out with 70 acres and we're up to almost 500 acres now," Eipperle says. "Ninety years ago, their aquatics program was done in the Des Moines River. Now, we have two in-ground … [Read More...]
Wisconsin’s governor suggests GOP should be more optimistic, relevant & courageous (AUDIO)
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker fueled speculation about his presidential aspirations with a speech in Iowa tonight. AUDIO of Walker's speech, runs 40:00 Walker spoke of his childhood years in Iowa: "Between July 1st of 1970 and March 15th of 1977 I lived in Plainfield, Iowa." Made sure the audience knew he is among nation's younger governors: "I remember coming in after the November 2nd election, which just incidentally happened to be my 43rd birthday." Touted his victory in that … [Read More...]
UPDATE: Blood found at hog lot belongs to missing girl
Investigators in Dayton say blood evidence found around a hog confinement lot has tested positive as belonging to Kathlynn Shepard. The 15-year-old has been missing since she and a 12-year-old girl were abducted Monday. The younger girl escaped. Agent Bill Kietzman with the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation provided an update on the case late this afternoon. "I won't go into the quantity of blood that was found. It's enough to show that she probably sustained some injuries and we'll … [Read More...]
