by Matt Kelley | Jan 29, 2016 | Health & Medicine, News
A disease that’s quickly spread to more than 20 countries in Central and South America is grabbing a lot of headlines this week, but a top state health official says Iowans are at a very low risk. The Zika virus is spread by mosquitoes. Doctor Patty Quinlisk,...
by Matt Kelley | Jan 29, 2016 | Crime & Courts, News
Law enforcement officers from a host of federal, state, and local agencies carried out search warrants Thursday at the Midwest Academy campus in southeast Iowa’s Lee County. Iowa DCI Special Agent in Charge Richard Rahn provided a few details about the...
by Dar Danielson | Jan 29, 2016 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government
The Iowa Supreme Court says creditors cannot seize money from a city that’s needed to pay the city’s bills. The Regional Utility Services Systems Commission sought to seize the nearly $28,000 in the bank account of the city of Mount Union in Henry County...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 29, 2016 | News, Politics & Government
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is in Iowa today, telling Iowa Caucus-goers the next president “has to be serious.” “I know how to do this because, frankly, I’ve had a front-row seat on how it’s done right. I’m proud of...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jan 29, 2016 | Military, News
A naval ship named for Iowa’s fourth largest city will be launched this weekend. Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott is among a group of city leaders in Marinette, Wisconsin for events surrounding the dedication of the U.S.S. Sioux City. “From now, for at least 50...