The Iowa National Guard used a Chinook helicopter to rescue 34 nursing home residents in the mountains of western North Carolina. The nursing home residents were stranded after all roads were washed away by the post-Hurricane Helene flooding. The Iowa Guard has also...
The Iowa Business Council’s third-quarter Economic Outlook Survey of members shows an overall positive economic outlook. IBC president Joe Murphy says that’s good news after concerns raised in the last survey. “And so to bounce back from that...
Sixteen Iowa counties are under a burn ban, and forecasters say there’s a high to extreme risk for wildfires this afternoon, given temperatures well above average, dry conditions and gusting winds. Le Mars fire chief Dave Schipper requested the burn ban in...
The cities that were denied approval to keep their speed cameras running do have another chance to make their case. The director of the DOT Systems Operations Bureau, Dave Lorenzen, says they would have to file an appeal. “They would need to submit a written...
The Iowa Department of Transportation has released its review of speed cameras under new rules created by the state legislature. Cities and counties had to apply to the DOT and show the camera is placed in an area due to the number and severity of traffic accidents...
