A crew of 70 people will perform an elaborate outdoor nativity play in eastern Iowa this weekend. Julia Bean owns the farm near the small community of Scotch Grove where everything's staged. She says in addition to a manger and live animals, there are streets to illustrate what Bethlehem may have … [Read more...]
Man found shot to death in Cedar Falls apartment
Cedar Falls police are investigating a Wednesday night shooting that left one person dead. The shooting occurred in a downtown apartment that's above a restaurant on Main Street. According to police, officers found a male dead inside the apartment when they arrived around 9:15 p.m. Police say … [Read more...]
Woman shot and killed in Lu Verne
The Kossuth County Sheriff’s Department says a woman died in a shooting in Lu Verne earlier this morning. The Sheriff's Department says a call came in about a possible shooting in Lu Verne around 8:40 a.m. Emergency personnel responded and found a female victim who had sustained a gunshot wound. … [Read more...]
Deer hunters preparing for shotgun opener
Many thousands of deer hunters will be combing Iowa's fields and forests this weekend as the first of two shotgun seasons will open Saturday. Tyler Harms, a wildlife biometrician with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, expects it to be a busy weekend and he reminds hunters to wear their … [Read more...]
Former Manchester hospital CEO given suspended 10-year sentence
A judge gave the former CEO of the Regional Medical Center in Manchester a suspended 10-year prison sentence Tuesday. Lon Butikofer pleaded guilty to first-degree theft in October after he was arrested along with former System Fund Development Director Mike Briggs. Their June arrests came after … [Read more...]
Woman hit and killed in parking lot of Center Point bar
An investigation is underway after a woman was killed and a man injured in a hit-and-run accident there early Sunday. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says they received a call of an accident involving a vehicle and two pedestrians in the parking lot of Bully’s North bar around 1:30 a.m. They … [Read more...]
November was below normal in temperature and precipitation
State Climatologist Justin Glissan says November was below normal in a couple of areas. "Temperature wise -- we were at 32.4 degrees Fahrenheit -- which is four degrees below average," according to Glissan. "Looking at the precipitation side of things, we were at 1.4 inches. Which is about … [Read more...]
Cutting a real Christmas tree still a family experience
This past weekend is typically the busiest for tree farms across Iowa, as families shift their focus from Thanksgiving to Christmas. Robin Miller works at the T&S Christmas Tree Farm in rural Hawarden, which offers cut-your-own pines, firs and spruces. Miller says real, not artificial, trees … [Read more...]
Biden starts campaign bus tour in western Iowa
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is focusing on his ideas to revitalize rural economies as he travels through Iowa on his eight-day, 18-county “No Malarkey” tour. He spoke to about 150 people in Carroll early Sunday afternoon. "It shouldn't matter whether you grew up in a Manhattan … [Read more...]
ISU study: 40% of young adults have a substance use disorder
An Iowa State University study finds two out of five young adults -- both attending and not attending college -- have at least one substance use disorder. ISU psychology Professor Brooke Arterberry says researchers also discovered just one in every 100 college students with the disorder are able … [Read more...]