by Radio Iowa Contributor | Dec 29, 2018 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
A volunteer firefighter from Lawton was the first person on the scene after a small plane crashed in a Sioux Falls, South Dakota neighborhood Thursday. Amy Niewohner was visiting relatives two houses away when the small plane hit the ground and burst into flames....
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Dec 28, 2018 | Education, News
The State Auditor’s Office says a special investigative report of the Mason City Community School District shows more than $2.2 million dollars was not properly spent during an eight year period. The report was requested by school board member Jodi Draper after an...
by Matt Kelley | Dec 28, 2018 | Business, Crime & Courts, News
Wells Fargo Bank has agreed to pay $575 million to settle claims that the bank violated consumer protection laws. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says Iowa’s share of the settlement is $6.18 million. “That’s calculated mainly on the number of...
by Dar Danielson | Dec 28, 2018 | News
The State Auditor has identified thousands of dollars of improper spending by the Iowa Finance Authority under the former director. The report comes after the governor fired IFA executive director David Jamison in March of this year following complaints of sexual...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Dec 28, 2018 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
Two people were hurt in an explosion at the Sioux City Landfill Thursday. Fire department investigators say a buildup of methane gas may’ve led to the explosion in a building at the landfill. The explosion happened just after noon, and two men who work for Gill...