The Ankeny-based Casey’s General Stores convenience store chain report an increase in earnings for the second quarter. CEO Darren Rebelez talked about the results in a conference call with investors. "Diluted earnings per share for the second quarter were up 23 percent to $2.21, compared to a … [Read more...]
Iowa City state senator critical of U-I utility deal
A Democrat state lawmaker from Iowa City is criticizing the deal approved today by the Board of Regents that will let a French company run the University of Iowa's utilities for a lump sum payment. Senator Senator Joe Bolkcom says the plan is basically a loan to the university. "We've had a … [Read more...]
Regents approve U-I utility plan with $1.165 billion payment
The Board of Regents today approved a plan proposed by the University of Iowa to enter a partnership with a Paris-based energy services company to operate the school's its utility system for the next 50 years. U-I president Bruce Harreld explained the plan. "The university will receive an up … [Read more...]
ISU study finds causes of opioid deaths vary by region
A study of drug overdose deaths finds there several different simultaneous opioid epidemics in the country rather than just a single crisis. Iowa State University associate sociology professor David Peters says one crisis is driven by heroin."Where most overdoses are driven just by deaths from … [Read more...]
Former ISU student who tried to steal domain going to prison
A so-called "social media influencer" man who was found guilty of trying and force another person to transfer an internet domain to him will spend 14 years in federal prison. Twenty-seven-year-old Rossi Adams of Cedar Rapids, who went by the name “Polo,” was found guilty by a jury one count of … [Read more...]
Nora Springs man pleads guilty to possessing child pornography
A north-central Iowa man has pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography. Thirty-six-year-old Aaron Olson of Nora Springs admitted to possessing child pornography on a computer and memory card between 2017 and 2019. A pre-sentence report is being prepared on Olson he is … [Read more...]
ISU expert says stress lingers for dairy producers
An Iowa State University Extension dairy specialist says stress continues to be an issue for milk producers trying to deal with low prices. Larry Tranel is also a psychologist. "We've seen a lot of cycles in dairy over time -- but we really haven't seen one that had this big a tail on it where it … [Read more...]
Iowan writes book on Japanese ‘forest bathing’ as health treatment
A Webster City physician is the author of a new book that focuses on the Japanese technique of bringing happiness and health through what's known as "forest bathing." Doctor Suzanne Bartlett Hackenmiller has done extensive research on the practice which was started in the 1980s. She says doctors … [Read more...]
Former Iowa Congressman Berkley Bedell dies
Former Iowa Congressman Berkley Bedell has died. A social media post by his son Tom Saturday, says Berkley Bedell died of a stroke in Naples, Florida at the age of 98. He was born in Spirit Lake and at the age of 16 created a business with his brother Jack selling fishing line and lures that … [Read more...]
DNR asks hunters for deer samples to continue CWD monitoring
The first shotgun deer season opens Saturday in Iowa and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is again asking hunters for samples to test for Chronic Wasting Disease. CWD was first confirmed in wild deer in Allamakee County in 2013 and has since been found in Clayton, Dubuque and Wayne … [Read more...]