A teenager was charged Friday with solicitation to commit murder after Storm Lake Police say she attempted to hire a hitman on the parody website rentahitman.com. The website's webmaster reported that someone had visited the site on two occasions and had attempted to solicit the murder of a seven … [Read more...]
Beaconsfield native Whitson talks about latest mission into space
Iowa native astronaut Peggy Whitson says she's ready for her -next- space mission after returning last week from her record-setting fourth trip to the International Space Station. Whitson, who grew up in Beaconsfield, is the only astronaut who's gone into orbit on an American space shuttle, a … [Read more...]
LSI expands outreach to children, immigrants in northwest Iowa
Lutheran Services in Iowa is celebrating the opening of an office in Sioux City. The agency provides services in immigrant and refugee resettlement, early childhood needs, and foster care and adoption. Nick Wuertz is director of refugee services at LSI and says they provide help to people who … [Read more...]
Iowa’s HIV numbers hold steady as U.S. figures fall
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the estimated new HIV infections have fallen nationwide from 2017 to 2021, while Iowa’s new infection rate has remained virtually unchanged. State medical director Robert Kruse says about 14-percent of Iowans with HIV are unaware they’re … [Read more...]
Northeast Iowa community is named the state’s ‘River Town of the Year’
The statewide nonprofit group Iowa Rivers Revival has named Dyersville its 2023 “River Town of the Year.” The group's executive director, Luke Hoffman, says Dyersville met all of their criteria. "Those criteria being improvements in water quality, investment in restoration and just rivers, and … [Read more...]
Safe Community Coalition forms in Fort Dodge
A "Safe Community Coalition of Fort Dodge and Webster County" has been formed. The group hosted a town hall meeting in Fort Dodge yesterday after three shooting deaths in the Fort Dodge last month. The meeting site was just four blocks from where an 18 year old was shot to death in early May. … [Read more...]
RAGBRAI ‘test ride’ starts this weekend in Sioux City
The Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa is still over a month away, but a group of riders will make an early trek along the entire route beginning this weekend in Sioux City, the starting point for this year's event. Sergeant Mark Huberty, of the Sioux City Police Department, says a … [Read more...]
Davenport Police say 3 people still missing 4 days after building’s partial collapse
Davenport's police chief says three people are still missing after an apartment building partially collapsed Sunday and Davenport Mayor Mike Matson says officials are planning for a "dignified" demolition of the structure. "This needs to be done in a way that it respects that this is a resting … [Read more...]
Judge again sentences 18 year old who killed alleged rapist to probation, not prison
A human trafficking victim who pleaded guilty to killing a man she said raped her when she was 15 has again been placed on probation at a residential facility. Last November, Pieper Lewis cut off her ankle monitor and left a transitional women's center in Des Moines without permission. Polk … [Read more...]
Tips for roughing it comfortably in Iowa parks as camping season opens
With the unofficial first weekend of summer behind us, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is reminding Iowans about the multitude of state and county parks that offer camping options. DNR wildlife biologist Matt Dollison says the more prominent and popular campsites often fill up quickly, … [Read more...]