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One person dies in plane crash near Farm Progress Show

by Radio Iowa Contributor on September 2, 2010

in Agriculture,Fires/Accidents/Disasters

One person died today in a plane crash near the Farm Progress show in Boone County. Boone County Sheriff Ron Fehr says they received the report of the crash at 9:22 this morning.

The plane crashed in a field north of the farm progress show just after taking off from the Boone Airport. The plane was towing an advertising banner for a farm show vender. Sheriff Fehr says witnesses reported there was some sort of problem with the banner.

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Bettendorf teen pleads guilty in deadly crash

by Radio Iowa Contributor 09/2/10 11:10 AM

A Quad Cities woman is taking the blame for a fatal wreck that claimed the life of a family member. Nineteen-year-old Kelsey Alexander of Bettendorf is pleading guilty to serious injury by motor vehicle while operating under the influence.  That’s in connection with an early morning May 21st crash in central Davenport that killed her [...]

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August saw 50 traffic deaths on Iowa highways

by Radio Iowa Contributor 09/2/10 11:09 AM

August was the deadliest month on Iowa’s roadways in more than three years. Senior Trooper Mark Domino, of the Iowa State Patrol’s Mason City post, says 50 people died on Iowa highways in August. He says August of 2010 is the state’s deadliest month since July of 2007 when 51 people were killed in traffic [...]

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Delaware County Supervisors pledge to rebuild Lake Delhi Dam

by Radio Iowa Contributor 09/1/10 10:04 AM

The Delaware County Board of Supervisors is pledging to support rebuilding the Lake Delhi Dam — in spirit, but not with cash.  One supervisor says providing county funds for a privately-owned structure wouldn’t be fair to other residents and places in the county that suffered flood damage. Supervisors chairman Jeff Madlom says the board did [...]

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Lawmakers tour flood-damaged Hilton Coliseum

by Dar Danielson 09/1/10 10:01 AM
Floodwaters outside Hilton Coliseum on the Iowa State campus. (ISU photo)

State lawmakers were in Ames Tuesday touring flood damage buildings at Iowa State University and Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are also in town to begin their damage assessment. State Senator Herman Quirmbach, a Democrat from Ames, quizzed I.S.U. vice president Warren Madden about who will end up paying the local match that FEMA requires. [...]

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Man killed by tree in Plymouth County

by Radio Iowa Contributor 09/1/10 8:52 AM

A South Dakota man who was clearing brush in northwest Iowa was killed Monday when a tree fell on him. The Plymouth County Sheriff’s office identified the man as 63-year- old James “Jim” Netley of Dakota Dunes. The Sheriff’s Office and Plymouth County Coroner’s Office responded to the report of someone being injured around 7:30 [...]

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State Climatologist: second wettest summer on record

by Radio Iowa Contributor 09/1/10 2:48 AM
Flooding in Colfax August 11th.

 The summer of 2010 will enter the record books as the second wettest in Iowa history. State Climatologist Harry Hillaker says the June and July trend of torrential rains and flooding continued in August. He says parts of central and southeast Iowa received up to 16 inches of rain over the 31 days in August. [...]

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