by Matt Kelley | Jul 31, 2013 | Crime & Courts, News, Top Story
Law enforcement officials have tweaked the criteria for issuing an AMBER Alert. The review of the criteria for activating an emergency notification to the public when a child is believed to be in danger was prompted by two high-profile kidnapping and murder cases in...
by Todd Kimm | Jul 31, 2013 | Sports
Seventh ranked Johnston managed only one hit against Linn-Mar but the Dragons took advantage of some freebies to advance in class 4A. Eight Johnston batters drew walks and runs were scored via a wild pitch and a passed ball in a 2-0 victory. The Dragons relied on...
by Dar Danielson | Jul 31, 2013 | Business, Crime & Courts, News
A former southwest Iowa auctioneer will spend time in prison for fraud. A U.S. District Court judge sentenced 55-year-old Robert Duncan, a former resident of Thurman in Fremont County, to four years in prison after he pled guilty in March to defrauding the Social...
by Matt Kelley | Jul 31, 2013 | News, Outdoors
A new report shows millions of wetlands and highly-erodible grassland and prairie are being plowed under and planted into row crops. It says that causes intense soil erosion especially in a wet spring like Iowa had this year. The four-year, multi-state study was...
by Dar Danielson | Jul 31, 2013 | Crime & Courts, News, Recreation / Entertainment
The past history of the group chosen to develop and operate the proposed new casino in Cedar Rapids has raised some questions. Developer J-N-B Gaming in Dubuque is led by three former leaders of Peninsula Gaming, which was charged in 2009 by the Iowa Ethics and...
