The Jasper County Sheriff's Department has identified a man who appears to have drowned at Rock Creek State Park. Deputies were called to the lake near Kellogg Sunday just after noon. Deputies say 76-year-old Larry Conner of Marshalltown was fishing near the boat ramp with another man and fell … [Read more...]
LSI expands outreach to children, immigrants in northwest Iowa
Lutheran Services in Iowa is celebrating the opening of an office in Sioux City. The agency provides services in immigrant and refugee resettlement, early childhood needs, and foster care and adoption. Nick Wuertz is director of refugee services at LSI and says they provide help to people who … [Read more...]
Iowa’s HIV numbers hold steady as U.S. figures fall
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the estimated new HIV infections have fallen nationwide from 2017 to 2021, while Iowa’s new infection rate has remained virtually unchanged. State medical director Robert Kruse says about 14-percent of Iowans with HIV are unaware they’re … [Read more...]
Ernst’s annual fundraiser features 8 GOP presidential hopefuls
Eight Republican presidential hopefuls spoke to about 900 likely Iowa Caucus goers this weekend. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst hosted the event. It started with a convoy of motorcycles riding from a Harley-Davidson dealership to the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Former Vice President Mike Pence, the only … [Read more...]
Body recovered from partially collapsed Davenport building
The body of one of three men reported missing in a partially collapsed Davenport apartment building has been recovered. The family of Branden Colvin, Sr. confirmed to media outlets in the Quad Cities they had been notified by police that his body had been found in the rubble. The confirmation … [Read more...]
Iowa Democrats approve mail-in system for 2024 Caucuses
Iowa Democratic Party leaders have unanimously approved a plan to hold Caucuses on the same night as Iowa Republicans, but have Iowa Democrats use a mail in card to express their presidential preference. The plan is being presented to the Democratic National Committee, which has already already … [Read more...]
Northeast Iowa community is named the state’s ‘River Town of the Year’
The statewide nonprofit group Iowa Rivers Revival has named Dyersville its 2023 “River Town of the Year.” The group's executive director, Luke Hoffman, says Dyersville met all of their criteria. "Those criteria being improvements in water quality, investment in restoration and just rivers, and … [Read more...]
Home tour highlights mid-century modern architecture in central Iowa
Four homes in central Iowa that serve as sterling examples of mid-century modern architecture and interior design will be open for tours during a special fundraising event this weekend. Laura Porter, executive director of the Iowa Architectural Foundation, says "Midwest Modern, a Mid-Century … [Read more...]
Safe Community Coalition forms in Fort Dodge
A "Safe Community Coalition of Fort Dodge and Webster County" has been formed. The group hosted a town hall meeting in Fort Dodge yesterday after three shooting deaths in the Fort Dodge last month. The meeting site was just four blocks from where an 18 year old was shot to death in early May. … [Read more...]
Davenport building is being shored up for search efforts, three still missing
A specially-trained urban search-and-rescue team, from bases in Cedar Rapids and Sioux City, is working to secure the Davenport apartment building that partly collapsed Sunday. It's feared the six-story structure could completely cave in at any time, hampering efforts to search the rubble for … [Read more...]