A judge has ordered a Sergeant Bluff man to pay an $80,000 civil penalty for burning thousands of railroad ties on his property. State regulators say they warned John Goldsmith Goldsmith not to burn some 30,000 railroad ties after he called a DNR employee in 2018, and said he intended to burn … [Read more...]
Congressman tries again to get derecho loss coverage
Iowa farmers who are still working to recover from losses caused by the derecho last August would likely see benefits in a bill being introduced by Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra. The Republican from Hull says the legislation would bring derecho relief through an existing federal program that … [Read more...]
Malfunctioning fan likely cause of fire that destroyed Dobson Pipe Organ Builders
The state fire marshal believes a malfunctioning fan sparked Tuesday's fire that destroyed a western Iowa business that makes pipe organs for churches and colleges worldwide. Lake City Fire Chief Lynn Boyd says there were two different structural segments to Dobson Pipe Organ Builders. "The … [Read more...]
Fort Dodge woman riding bike hit and killed
A Webster County woman is dead after an accident involving a three-hweeled bicycle and a truck Tuesday in Fort Dodge. Around 9:30 Tuesday morning the Fort Dodge Police Dept. responded to a call that a woman on a bicycle was hit by a truck and was unresponsive. Sixty-five-year-old, Melissa Ristau … [Read more...]
Fire destroys world-renowned Dobson Pipe Organ workshop in Lake City
A fire has destroyed the Dobson Pipe Organ Builders workshop in Lake City. A company statement on Facebook says an employee who discovered the fire and tried to put it out was burned, but "he is "expected to make a full recovery. Dobson, founded in 1974, has grown to have an international … [Read more...]
Estherville man found dead after motorcycle accident
An Estherville man died as the result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in rural Emmet County over the weekend. According to Emmet County Sheriff Mike Martens, a 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by 64-year-old Michael Schubert was eastbound on a county road, when the motorcycle … [Read more...]
Two men plead guilty to insurance fraud schemes
A former Council Bluffs man will spend up to two years in prison for insurance fraud. The Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau says an investigation found 54-year-old Billy Joe Sams, who now lives in Bellevue, Nebraska submitted a false claim in 2020 to his insurer about a motorcycle accident … [Read more...]
Two children seriously injured in Cedar Rapids scooter crash
Two boys described by Cedar Rapids Police as under the age of 12 suffered life-threatening injuries late Wednesday afternoon as their electric scooter collided with a car. Cedar Rapids Police say the boys were riding the scooter in an alley, pulled onto a busy street at about four o'clock and … [Read more...]
New funding source now available for emergency medical services
Iowa counties can now recognize emergency medical services as “essential" and pay for those services through property taxes, under a bill signed into law by Governor Kim Reynolds on Wednesday. Sheila Frink, director of the Anamosa Ambulance Service, says many departments are desperate for … [Read more...]
Authorities identify fisherman who died at Lake Rathbun
The Appanoose County Sheriff's Office has identified the fisherman who died at Rathbun Lake on Friday. The sheriff's office announced an autopsy has confirmed 79-year-old Ralph Jay Rosenberger of Indianola died of accidental drowning. Witnesses say they saw Rosenberger was fishing from a boat … [Read more...]