by admin | Feb 28, 2007 | News
State officials are warning Iowans this new storm could deliver an even bigger blow than the recent ice and snow storm that left thousands without power. Crews have been working since the weekend storm to get the power back on, but Lieutenant Governor Patti Judge...
by admin | Feb 28, 2007 | News
The Iowa Legislature rushed through a disaster aid bill today as a second winter storm bears down on the state. The bill authorizes up to one million state tax dollars to be handed out as grant for low income Iowans. Iowans who meet the income restrictions would ask...
by admin | Feb 28, 2007 | Business
Owners of a northwest Iowa ethanol plant are getting up to 80-million dollars from the feds to help expand the facility so it can use the whole corn plant to make ethanol. Broin Ethanol CEO Jeff Broin spoke at a statehouse news conference late Wednesday afternoon....
by admin | Feb 28, 2007 | Politics & Government
Iowa’s First Lady is urging legislators to spend more money to ensure there’s space in emergency shelters not just for adults, but for teenagers. Mari Culver says she’s also concerned about young children who are removed from a dangerous home and...
by admin | Feb 28, 2007 | Crime & Courts
Authorities have gone all the way to California to track down a 46-year-old northwest Iowa man who was charged with sexually-abusing a child, but failed to show up for his trial. Last May, David Koenck, Senior, of Emmetsburg was charged with second degree sexual abuse...