by Dar Danielson | May 31, 2012 | Crime & Courts, News, Recreation / Entertainment
A Nebraska film and video producer has been sentenced to a decade in prison for his role in the Iowa Film Office scandal. A Polk County judge sentenced 61-year-old Dennis Brouse of Plattsmouth, Nebraska to 10-years in prison for his conviction on a charge of...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | May 31, 2012 | Crime & Courts, News
Court documents released today allege an Ottumwa area man shot and killed his pregnant wife because he wanted to continue an affair. Wappello County Sheriff Don Kirkendall said very little about the case in a news conference today after handing out the court...
by Matt Kelley | May 31, 2012 | News, Outdoors, Politics & Government
A former state lawmaker from Decorah has been named the new director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Governor Branstad has appointed Chuck Gipp to replace Roger Lande, who resigned last week. The 64-year-old Gipp served 18 years in the Iowa House, leaving...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | May 31, 2012 | Business, News
Officials at a southeast Iowa company say they don’t expect any layoffs after filing for bankruptcy. Harper Brush Works the manufacture of brooms and brushes founded in Fairfield 112 years ago has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in United States Bankruptcy Court....
by O. Kay Henderson | May 31, 2012 | News, Politics & Government
A new report suggests nearly one out of five households in Iowa do not have enough income to meet basic expenses. The Iowa Policy Project report titled “The Cost of Living in Iowa” was authored by Lily French. “Families in Iowa, despite their work...