by Radio Iowa Contributor | May 30, 2013 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Weather
Police officers entered floodwater in central Iowa early this morning to rescue a truck driver trapped inside his cab. Jasper County Sheriff John Halferty says a motorist on Interstate 80 called 911 after noticing “a large wet spot” and debris on the...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | May 30, 2013 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Weather
The continued rain and flooding is hampering efforts to repair roads in northern Iowa that were heavily damaged by high water last week. Pete Hjelmsted, field services coordinator for the Iowa Department of Transportation, says Highways 9 and 18 near Osage will be...
by O. Kay Henderson | May 30, 2013 | Agriculture, News, Weather
Iowa’s secretary of agriculture says some Iowa farmers face tough decisions because of the wet weather. Secretary Bill Northey says some farmers may have to shift to seeding soybeans in fields they had planned to plant with corn this year. “We still have...
by Dar Danielson | May 30, 2013 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Weather
Water levels at the Coralville Reservoir are expected to crest just under the spillway next week, and a little more rain could become a huge problem. The Army Corps of Engineers at the Coralville Dam controls how much water flows out of the reservoir. Operations...
by Matt Kelley | May 30, 2013 | Crime & Courts, News, Top Story
The ground search has been suspended for 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard, the central Iowa girl who was believed abducted last week. Ground searches have covered more than 250 square miles in Webster, Boone and Hamilton Counties since Shepard was reported missing on May...