by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 30, 2017 | Crime & Courts, News
The Iowa Supreme Court has sent a former state administrator’s lawsuit against former Governor Branstad back to district court. In 2006, Christopher Godfrey was appointed Iowa Workers Compensation Commissioner. Godfrey was confirmed by the state senate to serve...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 30, 2017 | News, Weather
Governor Kim Reynolds toured tornado damage in the Knoxville area late this morning and met a man whose parents lived through a tornado nine years ago. Blaine Kussatz said that’s why his daughter was a bit “spooked” by the storm. “It was pretty...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jun 30, 2017 | Crime & Courts, News, Top Story
Mason City’s police chief says he’s confident the mystery behind the disappearance 22 years ago of former KIMT television anchor Jodi Huisentruit will be solved someday in the near future. Jeff Brinkley says he’s hoping one of those final pieces of the puzzle can be...
by Matt Kelley | Jun 30, 2017 | Crime & Courts, News
An inmate at the Newton Correctional Facility helped a worker there who was attacked about another inmate. An Iowa Department of Corrections news release states an inmate, John Doyle Watson, assaulted a staff member around 9 a.m. Wednesday. Another prisoner arrived at...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 30, 2017 | News
The director of the parks and recreation department in Fairfield admits he misused a city credit card — and a special investigation by the state auditor’s office finds Derik Wulfekuhle made more than $28,000 in improper purchases over a seven-year period....