by Dar Danielson | May 30, 2013 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Weather
Iowa’s weather has now officially completed its turnaround from dusty to soggy. The governor assembled a task force in January of this year to prepare to deal with drought conditions that were extreme or severe in 58-percent of the state. Fast forward to now and...
by Dar Danielson | May 30, 2013 | Business, Crime & Courts, News
A Cedar Rapids man who made a false claim about his former company will serve five years in federal prison. Forty-year-old Luke Truesdell pled guilty in February to one count of communicating false information that a consumer product had been tainted and one count of...
by Dar Danielson | May 30, 2013 | Crime & Courts, News
An eastern Iowa man who worked as a professional rodeo clown will spend 20 years in prison and pay a $10,000 fine for his conviction on drug charges. A jury found 55-year-old Rory Meeks of Marion guilty of conspiring to manufacture marijuana in March. It was his...
by Dar Danielson | May 30, 2013 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
The Army Corps of Engineers now expects water to go over the spillway at the Coralville Reservoir on Tuesday. Water output at the dam is being incrementally increased to a maximum of 20,000 CFS, which will cause flooding in Iowa City. This afternoon the Johnson County...
by Matt Kelley | May 30, 2013 | Business, News
An eastern Iowa company that makes shrink film used to wrap food and consumer goods is under new management. Clysar is being sold to a private firm and the corporate headquarters will be moved to Clinton from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Clysar general manager Bill Hare says...