by Matt Kelley | Dec 27, 2017 | News, Weather
As temperatures fall, the number of problems with our vehicles often rises. Cold weather is especially hard on car batteries and when they die, your car is stuck. Many Iowans tried to go back to work on Tuesday morning after a long holiday weekend and discovered their...
by Matt Kelley | Dec 27, 2017 | Crime & Courts, News
A jury has been found a man guilty in a fatal shooting this summer in Cedar Rapids. The shooting on July 2nd killed 26-year-old Andrew Meeks, Jr. A 30-year-old man was injured. The two were shot while in a vehicle that crashed into a guardrail in a Walmart parking lot...
by Dar Danielson | Dec 27, 2017 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Weather
The steep drop in temperatures has exposed a lot of issues with furnaces that are now running constantly. West Des Moines Fire Marshal Mike Whitsel says his department noticed it right away when the cold snap hit. “We have seen an uptick in calls for furnaces...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Dec 27, 2017 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
While the temperatures have dropped to below freezing across the state, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is warning those who enjoy ice fishing to be extra careful during the next few days. DNR Fisheries Chief Joe Larscheid says the cold snap likely froze most...
by Matt Kelley | Dec 27, 2017 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
A Marshalltown man has been identified as the pilot killed in a weekend plane crash near Oskaloosa. The Mahaska County Sheriff’s office reports 70-year-old Bruce Devick was piloting a single-engine, two-seat airplane that struck a power line and crashed around...
