A Chicago man who sold heroin to a Cedar Falls woman who overdosed has been sentenced to four decades in prison. The woman died in 2018 of acute heroin intoxication. Police used the woman's Facebook Messenger account, asked Eric DeAngelo Griggs for more heroin and, when he showed up, Griggs was … [Read more...]
Bob Dole, Iowa’s ‘third’ senator, dies at age 98
Former Senator Bob Dole, the winner of Iowa's 1988 and 1996 Caucuses, has died at the age of 98. Dole, who survived nearly fatal wounds in World War II and served 35 years in the U.S. Senate, was sometimes called "Iowa's third senator." "As I've said to some in this audience before, there's … [Read more...]
State sales and corporate taxes up, personal income taxes flat
There's been a nearly six percent increase in state tax receipts in the past five months compared to the same period a year ago. "Gains in sales and use tax as well as corporate income tax remain significant," says Jeff Robinson of the Legislative Services Agency, "while individual income tax … [Read more...]
State of Iowa catches two false claims for $200 million in tax refunds
The Iowa Department of Revenue has caught fraudulent claims for $200 million in state income tax refunds. A source in the agency told Radio Iowa two claims for a total of $200 million came from what appears to be the same source in late November. The suspect claims for those state income tax … [Read more...]
Iowa House Democratic Leader expects abortion to be key 2022 issue
The top Democrat in the Iowa House expects Republicans will propose new abortion restrictions during the 2022 Iowa Legislature session, even before the U.S. Supreme Court decides a case that could reverse the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion. "If anything, I think Republicans would be … [Read more...]
Investigation finds former Promise City clerk used city money to pay personal bills
An investigation by State Auditor Rob Sand's office has found the former city clerk in Promise City used the small town's money to pay almost $10,000 worth of her own utility bills and to make $17,000 worth of improper purchases at Walmart. Promise City is in south central Iowa and, according to … [Read more...]
Independents are largest voting block in 2 of Iowa’s new U.S. Rep districts
This month's updated voter registration data shows in two of Iowa's new congressional districts, independent voters outnumber those who register as Democrats or Republicans. The new first congressional district which covers counties in southeast through central Iowa has more than 200,000 … [Read more...]
COVID patient count in Iowa hospitals up 14% since last Wednesday
There's been a 14% increase this past week in the number of COVID patients in Iowa hospitals. The Iowa Department of Public Health's website shows the COVID patient count in Iowa hospitals by this Wednesday morning is 721. Nearly 24% of those COVID patients are in intensive care. This is the … [Read more...]
O’Donnell is next Cedar Rapids mayor, close contests in Cedar Falls and Atlantic
Voters in Iowa's second-largest city have selected a former TV newscaster as mayor, the incumbent mayor in Cedar Falls narrowly won reelection and the mayor's race in Atlantic was decided by just a handful of votes. Tiffany O'Donnell won the run-off election in Cedar Rapids and will be sworn in … [Read more...]
Governor says Mississippi case at U.S. Supreme Court can undo Roe v Wade
Governor Kim Reynolds says the U.S. Supreme Court has the opportunity to "right a historic wrong" as it considers a case that could lead to overturning the court's 1973 ruling that legalized abortion. "On December 1, the court will hear oral arguments in the Dobbs case, its best opportunity yet … [Read more...]