by admin | May 31, 2000 | Crime & Courts
A suspicious death is being studied in western Iowa. A Missouri Valley man reportedly passed out at a hog roast early Monday. 23-year-old Brent Thomas died at an Omaha hospital. An autopsy was done Tuesday but the results won’t be available for up to two...
by admin | May 31, 2000 | Crime & Courts
An east-central Iowa woman is suing her husband in the deaths of their three sons. The couple’s twin seven-year olds and their ten-year old died when their van went out of control in a snowstorm and ran into a semi. The accident happened in 1998 near Keokuk....
by admin | May 31, 2000 | Politics & Government
Congressman Jim Nussle formally declared himself a candidate for re-election this morning. Nussle, who’s been in Congress for 10 years, is a republican from Manchester representing northeast Iowa’s second district which stretches from Dubuque to Mason...
by admin | May 31, 2000 | Business, Crime & Courts
Inmates in the Clarinda prison are getting new work. H-and-H Trailer Company plans to open a new factory near the southwest Iowa prison and employ 160 inmates. Clarinda Mayor Frank Snyder says it’s a good idea.Critics of other attempts to use prison labor say...
by admin | May 31, 2000 | Weather
Officials say Iowans should be prepared for more severe weather today. The storm system that brought at least three tornadoes to central Iowa last night is still parked over the Hawkeye State. Parts of northern Iowa are seeing more heavy rain, high winds and hail this...
