by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 28, 2011 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
Authorities are searching for a teenager believed to have drowned Wednesday night while trying to rescue a dog in Ottumwa. Sheriff’s deputies say 16-year-old Marco Arroyo of Ottumwa ran into the Des Moines River around 8 p.m. He was pulled under by the current...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 28, 2011 | Business, Crime & Courts, Politics & Government
The president of the union which represents the largest share of state workers is blasting Governor Branstad over the issue of bonuses. Branstad, a Republican, used his item veto authority to reject a proposal that passed the legislature which would have banned...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 28, 2011 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Weather
Over 10 inches of rain fell in portions of the Dubuque area overnight, with city officials in Dubuque reporting more than a foot of water fell in some places. The Julien Dubuque Bridge over the Mississippi River is closed and Highway 151 has been closed near Cascade...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 28, 2011 | Crime & Courts, Politics & Government
The son of Waterloo Congressman Bruce Braley was arrested for marijuana possession and a weapons charge following a traffic stop last week. Nineteen-year-old Paul Braley was a passenger in a car that was pulled over by a Black Hawk County Sheriff’s deputy...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 28, 2011 | Crime & Courts
Storm Lake police are looking for a man wanted for robbing a bank Wednesday afternoon. Police say the man entered Northwest Bank in downtown Storm Lake shortly before 5 P.M., giving the tellers a bag and note saying it was a robbery. The teller gave the man an...
