Central College in Pella has unveiled what college officials say will be a clearer and easier to understand tuition schedule and replacing its published $38,000 tuition rate. Central College president Mark Putnam says annual tuition will be $18,600, starting in the fall of 2020. "The price … [Read more...]
Court dismisses complaint regarding Governor Reynolds’ flights
The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a complaint that a private plane trip Governor Kim Reynolds and her family took to an Iowa State bowl game was undervalued on campaign finance reports. Reynolds, her husband and two adult children flew to Memphis and back on the same day in … [Read more...]
Voters reject bonds for fitness centers in Orange City and Ames
Voters in two Iowa cities have rejected plans for publicly-financed fitness facilities. It takes a 60 percent "super majority" vote for bond referendums to pass in Iowa. Unofficial results from Orange City indicate only 43 percent of voters supported the $5 million-bond for a proposed "Aspire … [Read more...]
Suspect shot during police foot chase in Burlington
State officials report a suspect was shot to death by police during a running gun battle in Burlington early this morning. According to a news release from the Iowa Department of Public Safety, witnesses called police to report a white pick-up had been somehow involved in a shooting in … [Read more...]
Madison County officials scale back moratorium on wind turbine development
The Madison County Board of Supervisors has scaled back the duration of its proposed moratorium on new wind turbines. The board voted to end the moratorium on October 1st of next year, rather than on January 1, 2022. Adam Jablonski MidAmerican Energy was among those who testified at a public … [Read more...]
New award available for Iowa schools with 90% of eligible students registered to vote
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is launching a new initiative to encourage eligible high school students to get registered to vote. "Iowa's at the center of the political universe right now with the Iowa Caucuses rapidly approaching," Pate said during a statehouse news conference. "It's a great … [Read more...]
Fans and foes of wind turbines turn out at public hearing in Winterset
More than 100 people attended today's public hearing in Winterset over a county ordinance that would ban construction of wind turbines and solar panels for the next 27 months. Madison County's Board of Supervisors has indicated it will use that time to draft new zoning rules for the wind and … [Read more...]
Fire destroys locomotive at ADM plant in Cedar Rapids
A diesel locomotive caught fire in Cedar Rapids late Monday afternoon. The fire happened at what's called the "dry mill" owned by Archer Daniels Midland, or ADM. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department says it had to use 1,000 gallons of water and foam to put out the fire. Fire investigators estimate … [Read more...]
Abandoned Ellsworth building destroyed by fire
Four Hamilton County fire departments battled a Monday evening fire at an abandoned chicken hatchery in Ellsworth. The entire structure was engulfed in flames when the Ellsworth Fire Department arrived. The departments spent several hours on the scene of the fire. The cause of the fire remains … [Read more...]
U.S.D.A. approves payments for flood-spoiled grain in southwest Iowa bins
Iowa's secretary of agriculture says the U.S.D.A. disaster relief package unveiled Monday includes money for southwest Iowa farmers who had stored grain destroyed by this spring's flooding. According to state officials, farmers in Fremont, Mills and Potawattamie Counties lost nearly $11 million … [Read more...]