by Matt Kelley | Mar 28, 2013 | News, Weather
A report from Iowa’s largest utility companies shows thousands of households are behind on paying their power bills. A federal program provides protection from having the power shut off between November 1st and March 31st — so the deadline is Sunday. Jerry...
by Dar Danielson | Mar 28, 2013 | Business, Crime & Courts, News
An Indiana man will spend over eight years in federal prison for a scheme that took millions from Iowa victims. Fifty-nine-year-old Lowell Gene “Bob” Hancher of Sheridan, Indiana pled guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of securities fraud in...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 28, 2013 | News, Politics & Government, Religion, Top Story
Over 1400 people gathered for the 52nd annual Iowa Prayer Breakfast this morning, a record turn-out for the event. A man who was the honorary chairman of the 2008 National Day of Prayer was the keynote speaker. “We as the church of Jesus Christ — those of...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Mar 28, 2013 | Crime & Courts, Education, News, Recreation / Entertainment
It took a lawsuit, but the Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois have agreed to delay a vote on the controversial sale of four eastern Iowa camps. A committee recommended to the Girl Scouts that they sell the camps in Scott, Dubuque, Des Moines and...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Mar 28, 2013 | Crime & Courts, News
A man charged with robbing a Sioux City bank last November has pleaded guilty in federal court. Twenty-seven-year-old Johnnie Hawkins of Sioux City pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of bank robbery. Hawkins was charged with robbing the Heritage Bank at 4530...
