The Mega Millions jackpot estimate was updated to one billion dollars today and the Powerball prize is now estimated at 470 million for Saturday's drawing. This big jackpot comes not long after Iowa Lottery vice president Mary Neubauer and others noted they had record sales for the fiscal year that … [Read more...]
Supreme Court backs ruling that throws out thousands of speeding tickets
The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that throws out speeding tickets issued by state motor vehicle officers. Two drivers who were traveling on Interstate 35 in Warren County were given speeding tickets by Motor Vehicle Enforcement officers in separate traffic stops in September of … [Read more...]
Iowa soldier dies in swimming accident in Cuba
The Iowa National Guard reports a soldier has died in a swimming accident. Guard spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Mike Wunn says 19-year-old Private First Class Mathew Cox of Leon was swimming with four other soldiers at a beach at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) Tuesday. Wunn says Cox was … [Read more...]
Wet weather and late harvest cause issues for manure spreading
The wet weather and delayed has created problems for livestock producers who want to apply manure to fields this fall. The DNR's Ken Hessenius says the rainfall has also helped fill up manure storage areas and finding a way to draw them down hasn't been easy. "We've been getting a few phone calls … [Read more...]
MedPharm previews first Iowa produced medical marijuana products
The medical marijuana company that's making the first ever products produced solely in the state gave a preview today of what they are going to offer when sales start December 1st. MedPharm Iowa's Lucas Nelson has been overseeing the project since the state award the company the first medical … [Read more...]
Iowa Lottery asks that suit seeking part of mystery jackpot be thrown out
The Iowa Lottery is asking a judge to throw out the lawsuit of a man says he should be paid part of a $16 million Hot Lotto jackpot that was the center of a major fraud case. Larry Dawson of Webster City won a Hot Lotto jackpot that was a little more than $9 million on May 7th of 2011. Dawson … [Read more...]
State money approved for trails in Davis, Black Hawk, Story, Lee and Keokuk counties
The Iowa Transportation Commission recently approved more than one million dollars in funding for five projects under the State Recreational Trails Program. The director of the DOT Office of Systems Planning, Craig Markley, says a $360,000 grant will go to replace a bridge over Wolf Creek on the … [Read more...]
Iowa State reprimanded and fined for football fans storming field Saturday
Iowa State University's president Wendy Wintersteen says she will appeal a find levied by the Big 12 for fans rushing onto the field after the football team's upset win Saturday. ISU says the Big 12 Conference notified them they would be issued a reprimand and fined $25,000 for not following the … [Read more...]
Soybean harvest falls behind as wet weather continues
The weather continues to make it tough for farmers to get into their fields to harvest beans and corn. The U.S.D.A. crop report says there was barely one day (.8) that was suitable for fieldwork last week with the continued rain and snow showers. The report says only one percent of additional … [Read more...]
Man accused of killing ISU student pleads not guilty
The man accused of stabbing an ISU student to death on a golf course in Ames has entered a written plea of not guilty. Twenty-two-year-old Collin Richards entered the plea in Story County District Court where he is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Celia Barquin Arozamena … [Read more...]