by admin | Dec 30, 2004 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
The state fire marshal is being called in to investigate a fire that destroyed a family business near Waterloo early today. The fire broke out around 3:30 this morning at a pallet-making business in rural Black Hawk County. The business is located next to the home of...
by admin | Dec 30, 2004 | Crime & Courts
A man was shot to death by authorities who were raiding a rural home in western Iowa early Wednesday morning. Mills County Sheriff Mack Taylor says at about 6:15 yesterday morning members of the Southwest Iowa Narcotics Task Force — including cops from Council...
by admin | Dec 30, 2004 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
A Department of Natural Resources specialist says the loss of water in the tiny eastern Iowa town of Charlotte for nearly one month is unusual. Residents have been unable to drink or cook with the water from their faucets since early this month after work on a new...
by admin | Dec 30, 2004 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
The Midwestern-based “Orphan Grain Train” is responding with some aid in areas of the world hit by Sunday’s earthquake and tsunamis. Director of Development Dick Jostes says a 40-long shipping container with supplies just happen to arrive recently at...
by admin | Dec 30, 2004 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
An American Red Cross volunteer from central Iowa leaves today (Thursday) for a long series of plane trips that’ll eventually take him to Sri Lanka, one of the nations devastated by the weekend tidal wave. Ron Matthews, of Ames, says he’s part of the...
