by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jun 30, 2017 | Crime & Courts, News
A Waterloo man is charged with setting five separate fires around the city early Thursday in abandoned homes and former businesses. Waterloo Police Chief Dan Trelka says an off-duty police officer was the key to breaking the multiple-arsons case. Officer Enes Mrzljak...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jun 30, 2017 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
High winds, rain and hail hit western Iowa Thursday, causing flooding and in some areas damage to crops. Farmers in western Plymouth County near Akron are reporting hail damage to crops. Akron farmer Randy Krosch, says his crops were hit by hail. “It severely...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 30, 2017 | Health & Medicine, Human Interest, News, Politics & Government
Several “lawsuit reform” measures passed by the 2017 Iowa legislature are becoming law this Saturday. One new law will shield more than 100 fairs in Iowa from lawsuits over transmission of the bird flu and other diseases from the animals on exhibit. The...
by Dar Danielson | Jun 30, 2017 | News
A meatpacking plant in Tama is the first in the state to receive approval to export beef to China. The approval for Iowa Premium comes two weeks after the 13-year ban on U.S. beef imports to China was lifted. Iowa Premium CEO Jeffrey Johnson says the approval process...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 29, 2017 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government
The three Republicans from Iowa who serve in the U.S. House have voted for bills designed to deny federal money to so-called “sanctuary cities” and ensure immigrants who are in the country illegally are detained if they’re charged with a serious...