Iowa farmers could again be facing costly delays in planting early in 2020 as forecasters warn the chances are rising for another cold, wet spring ahead -- and more flooding. Meteorologist Dennis Todey, director of the U.S.D.A.'s Midwest Climate Hub, based in Ames, says conditions are setting up … [Read more...]
2004 nominee Kerry endorses Biden’s 2020 presidential bid
Former Secretary of State John Kerry has endorsed Joe Biden's bid for the Democratic Party's 2020 presidential nomination. Kerry, the party's 2004 presidential nominee, won Iowa's Caucuses and joined Biden on the Iowa campaign trail Friday. Kerry is making the case that Biden can reassert U.S. … [Read more...]
Hiawatha man dies in Buchanan County accident
One person died in an accident in Buchanan County this morning. The accident happened southwest of Quasqueton around 7 a.m. on Troy Mills Boulevard near 290th Street. The Iowa State Patrol says a car heading northbound crossed the centerline and collided with a southbound semi. The driver of … [Read more...]
DNR asks hunters for deer samples to continue CWD monitoring
The first shotgun deer season opens Saturday in Iowa and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is again asking hunters for samples to test for Chronic Wasting Disease. CWD was first confirmed in wild deer in Allamakee County in 2013 and has since been found in Clayton, Dubuque and Wayne … [Read more...]
Former treasurer of George EMS charged with first-degree theft
The former treasurer of the George Emergency Medical Services is now facing a theft charge. The Iowa DCI says 48-year-old Chad Alan Wessels is charged with first-degree theft after their investigation found around $18,000 in unauthorized checks written by Wessels. The DCI also estimates Wessels … [Read more...]
Iowa Senate GOP to seek income tax cut if sales tax raised to fund water projects
The top Republican in the Iowa Senate says GOP lawmakers are considering a tax package that may raise the state sale one percent, with part of the money financing water quality efforts and the rest used to replace taxes that are cut. "As long as we've in the majority in the Iowa Senate and as … [Read more...]
Fish and Wildlife Service concerned about flood impact on Mississippi mussels
It's feared this year's Mississippi River flooding in the Quad Cities is damaging the population of freshwater mussels. About a half-million mussels were relocated to existing upstream mussel beds before construction started on the new Interstate 74 bridge between Bettendorf and Moline. Now, … [Read more...]
Starmont school employee charged with sexual exploitation of a student
A Starmont school employee has been arrested for having a sexual relationship with a student. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office says 29-year-old Joshua Raymond Brown of Lamont has been charged with four felony counts of sexual exploitation by a school employee. Investigators with the Fayette … [Read more...]
Book tells story of U-I doctor who helped millions with clubfoot cure (audio)
A University of Iowa doctor who developed a painless, non-surgical technique for curing the world's most common skeletal birth defect is subject of a book being released today. Doctor Ignacio Ponseti discovered that using plaster casts and braces could cure clubfoot, which strikes 200,000 … [Read more...]
Castro to host Iowa forum about changing nominating process
Democratic candidate Julian Castro, a former San Antonio mayor, has been criticizing the role Iowa and New Hampshire play in the presidential nominating process. He's planning a town hall forum next Tuesday in Des Moines to discuss the issue. "There's no reason that Iowa and New Hampshire that … [Read more...]