The Iowa Judicial Nominating Commission will interview 15 people who have applied to replace retiring Supreme Court judge David Wiggins. The list includes five people who currently serve on lower courts, two assistant Attorneys General, and County Attorneys from Muscatine and Gutherie counties. … [Read more...]
Iowa City workshop prints 3-D body parts to help doctors
An Iowa City company has won a state grant to help it continue producing some unique models. Neil Quellhorst of Protostudios says the grant paid for a new 3-D printer. "This particular printer is tailored and has special capabilities for printing anatomically accurate body parts," Quellhorst … [Read more...]
ISU working on method to determine when a fingerprint was created
Researchers at Iowa State University are looking to expand on the information that can be gathered after the whorls, loops and arches of fingerprints are identified. ISU graduate student in chemistry Paige Hinners, wants to be able to put a time on when a fingerprint was created. She says the … [Read more...]
Jury finds Manchester man guilty in 1979 murder of Michelle Martinko
The jury has reached a verdict in the first-degree murder trial in the 1979 killing of a Cedar Rapids teen. Sixty-six-year-old Jerry Burns of Manchester was found guilty of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in the parking lot of Westdale Mall in Cedar … [Read more...]
New chief justice chosen to lead the Iowa Supreme Court
The justices of the Iowa Supreme Court have chosen a new leader. Fellow justices selected Susan Christensen of Harlan to become the new chief justice to succeed Chief Justice Mark Cady who died from a heart attack on November 15th. Justice Christensen will be the second woman to serve as chief … [Read more...]
IRS looking for fill jobs at its West Des Moines call center
The Internal Revenue Service is looking for several people in Iowa to fill open positions. Spokesman Chris Miller says, "The IRS hopes to hire up to 150 new seasonal employees to work at our call center in West Des Moines." He says they are taking applications right now. "Both the seasonal … [Read more...]
Nestle and Timken in Clinton win state incentives for 157 jobs
The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board today approved tax incentives for two Clinton companies which promise to create 157 jobs. IEDA spokesperson, Jessica O'Riley, says tax incentives were approved for the Nestleè Purina plant which has produced dog and cat food in Clinton since 1969. … [Read more...]
Defense rests after calling one witness in Martinko murder trial
The defense team in the Michelle Martinko murder case opened and rested it case Thursday in Davenport. Sixty-six-year-old Jerry Burns of Manchester is accused of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Martinko in Cedar Rapids 1979. Prosecution analysts testified that DNA from Burns is … [Read more...]
Board of Education turns down request for a high school in Hamburg
The State Board of Education today voted unanimously against a plan to bring back a high school in Hamburg. Superintendent Mike Wells proposed a plan to resurrect high school classes under a career academy format, in which students would receive a certificate for special skills, in addition to … [Read more...]
Appeals Court turns down challenge to new judicial nominating system
The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld a district court ruling dismissing a lawsuit seeking to undo changes to the state's judicial nominating system that Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law last year. The Appeals Court ruling says the group of Democratic lawmakers argued they were surprised by … [Read more...]