by Dar Danielson | Nov 28, 2016 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Outdoors, Top Story
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says a 55-year-old Fort Dodge man is believed to have died Thanksgiving Day from hypothermia after falling into the water of Big Wall Lake in Wright County. DNR conservation officer, Ken Lonneman says they are not exactly sure...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Nov 28, 2016 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
A destructive insect has now spread to 39 of Iowa’s 99 counties. The emerald ash borer (EAB) has been positively identified in southern Iowa’s Clarke County, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture. The Asian beetle has destroyed millions of acres...
by Matt Kelley | Nov 28, 2016 | Crime & Courts, Human Interest, News
Iowans who are buying gifts for themselves or others on this Cyber Monday are being reminded how to avoid having their holiday packages ripped off after they arrive at your door in a few days. Postal Inspector Dave Margritz, in the Omaha-Council Bluffs office, says...
by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 28, 2016 | News, Politics & Government
Sixty-seven full-time job vacancies at the Iowa Department of Transportation will not be filled in the coming year, but DOT officials are asking the governor and legislators to set aside $6.2 million to cover pay increases as well as higher insurance costs for...
by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 28, 2016 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government, Top Story
Governor Terry Branstad says it may be time for state officials to “carefully” review when video from police cameras mounted on dash boards and police body camera footage may be released to the public. “This is kind of a recent development, these...