by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 30, 2012 | News, Politics & Government, Top Story
Governor Terry Branstad is asking state workers to accept a pay freeze for the next two years — and to cover more of their own health insurance costs. Branstad’s lead negotiator in contract talks presented the pay and benefit proposal today. In...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Nov 30, 2012 | Crime & Courts, News
Two central Iowa men have been sentenced to federal prison for a firebombing that happened January 3, 2011. Prosecutors say four men were trying to destroy the leasing office for the Deer Ridge Apartment Complex in Des Moines to cover up a burglary there....
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Nov 30, 2012 | Crime & Courts, News
A 37-year-old Clinton man has been sentenced to three decades in a federal prison on drug charges. Kendall D. Robinson was accused of being part of a drug ring that dealt crack in the Clinton area for nearly three years. He was found guilty this summer and the federal...
by Dar Danielson | Nov 30, 2012 | Crime & Courts, News
The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled prisoners can’t start getting credit for time served until they are actually behind bars. The case involved Allen Allensworth who was convicted in 2006 on drug charges, but was given a suspended sentence and two years of...
by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 30, 2012 | News, Outdoors, Politics & Government, Top Story
Two key lawmakers say it’s likely the Iowa legislature will vote to provide more money to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, to ensure federal officials don’t start inspecting large-scale livestock confinements in the state. The DNR’s director...