Authorities say two women were seriously injured in an attempted robbery at the Le Mars Hy-Vee gas station early Sunday morning and the male suspect shot himself to death in Nebraska. Le Mars Police Chief Kevin Vande Vegte said at about 6 a.m. Sunday, a man with a gun demanded cash from the two … [Read more...]
Four US Senators on Iowa Caucus campaign trail this weekend
Four of the U.S. Senators who're running for president held a total of 29 public events in Iowa over the past three days. New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand kicked things off Friday afternoon in West Des Moines with a forum focused on what she calls her "Family Bill of Rights." It includes a … [Read more...]
Governor sings schools sales tax bill into law
Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill Friday afternoon to extend Iowa's one cent school infrastructure sales tax through the year 2051. Reynolds signed the measure in ceremonies at the Sioux City public school's Career Academy. Reynolds says school districts can use it and expand some of the ways … [Read more...]
Flash flooding in Manchester, Delaware County
Flash flooding has hit areas of Manchester and Delaware County. A Flash Flood Warning remains in effect for Delaware County until 3:15 p.m. today. Delaware County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Ryan says more than three inches of rain fell Friday morning fell just south of Manchester in … [Read more...]
Texas Republican blocks bill with disaster aid for Iowa
A Republican congressman from Texas has put a halt to plans to pass a disaster relief package in the U.S. House today. The $19 billion package won approval in the Republican-led Senate Thursday on an 85-8 vote and President Trump tweeted that it has his "total approval." House leaders planned to … [Read more...]
Planned Parenthood seeks temp injunction on sex ed funding law
A lawyer for Planned Parenthood today asked an Iowa judge to suspend a new law that blocks Planned Parenthood from getting federal grants to provide sex education to at-risk teens. Attorney Julie Murray said Planned Parenthood is the only organization currently providing federally-funded sex … [Read more...]
Feds approve design for courthouse construction in controversial Des Moines spot
Federal officials have approved the design for a new federal courthouse on a river bank in downtown Des Moines. Some city leaders have been fighting the plan, saying the courthouse will look like a prison and the spot federal officials picked for construction is a prime location for commercial … [Read more...]
Man accused of attempting to kill Decatur County Sheriff with tractor
A south-central Iowa man is charged with attempted murder after running into the Decatur County Sheriff's SUV with a tractor. DCI Special Agent In Charge, Adam DeCamp says Decatur County Sheriff Ben Boswell and two deputies responded to to a report of a family fight in rural Grand River Thursday. … [Read more...]
Iowa Supreme Court calls for further review of racial makeup of juries
The Iowa Supreme Court is giving an African-American man more time to show the racial makeup of his jury pool was not fair. Kenneth Lilly appealed his conviction of first-degree robbery for helping another man rob a bank in Fort Madison in June of 2016, saying the jury pool was not a fair … [Read more...]
Up to 7 inches of rain reported in Red Oak area overnight
There appears to be little relief from the rain in the forecast. Crews in Davenport are erecting wider and taller barriers in the same place where a temporary flood wall was breached earlier this month. Parts of southwest Iowa were hit with heavy rain overnight. Montgomery County Emergency … [Read more...]