The Wapello County Sheriff's office is looking for a woman in connection with a shooting Sunday. The sheriff's department is asking for help in finding 40-year-old Danielle Lasley-Eakins of Agency. She is wanted in the shooting of a man who went to the emergency room of the Ottumwa hospital early … [Read more...]
Attorney General files lawsuit against alleged Britt puppy laundering ring
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller filed a lawsuit Monday to shut down an alleged puppy-laundering ring. Spokesman Lynn Hicks says the ring sold nearly 1,300 puppies. "And what puppy laundering is, basically is and effort to obscure the source of dogs and deceive customers about where the puppies … [Read more...]
Heavy rain and flooding leads to problems with human and animal waste
The wet conditions in the sate have caused issues with the handling of human and animal waste. DNR Environmental Specialist, Doyle McKeever, says they got an anonymous report last week of manure runoff reaching Storm Lake. "We went down and investigated and we found runoff running to the lake … [Read more...]
Realtors Land Institute finds weather impact on price of cropland
The land values survey released this week by the Iowa Chapter of the Realtors Land Institute shows a one-percent reduction in the average cropland values in the state. Spokesman Kyle Hansen says the change in value depends on which part of the state you are in. "We range anywhere form a 2.8% … [Read more...]
Senator Ernst proposes plan to let parents pay for leave time with Social Security
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, has unveiled a plan for new parents to use some of their Social Security savings to pay for time off work to be with the new child. The plan does have some critics. "I do receive some push back because there others who would simply just rather … [Read more...]
Spring melt leads to flooding, black ice, fog and potholes
The freezing and thawing have been brutal on city streets opening up large potholes. Iowa DOT Winter operations administrator, Craig Bargfrede says state highways have not been immune from the problem. "With the freeze and refreeze that we have seen -- that has generated some pretty significant … [Read more...]
State unemployment payments delayed by processing error
State unemployment benefits didn't go out as scheduled today. Iowa Workforce Development says a systems processing error did not allow the unemployment benefits to be loaded onto debit cards of recipients. The agency says there will be a one-day delay in the payment. Iowa Workforce Director … [Read more...]
Osage student injured as bus slides off icy road into power pole
The Iowa State Patrol says one student was injured when an Osage school bus crested a hill and slipped off an icy road around nine o'clock this morning. The bus struck a power pole, and a live line landed on top of the bus. The power company shut off the power and the students and driver were … [Read more...]
New leader named for Iowa High School Athletic Association
The Iowa High School Athletic Association will have a new leader in July. The board of the organization which oversees boys high school sports in Iowa has named Cedar Rapids Xavier president Tom Keating to be its sixth executive director. Keating replaces Alan Beste who is retiring. The IHSAA … [Read more...]
Casey’s reports good earnings in the third quarter
The Ankeny-based Casey's convenience store chain reported strong earnings in the third quarter. President and CEO, Terry Handley talked about the results in a conference call with investors."Diluted earnings per share for the quarter were up over 135 percent to $1.13 compared to 48 cents a year … [Read more...]