The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says a tissue sample from a road killed deer collected on the south side of Sioux City shows a high likelihood that the deer was infected with Chronic Wasting Disease or CWD. The DNR's Tyler Harms says that first test is enough for them to take additional … [Read more...]
Biden says Harris could be VP, Supreme Court justice, future president
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden grew emotional Wednesday as he told a crowd in Ames the Iowa Caucuses will be held on what would have been his son Beau's 51st birthday. On occasion, Biden said he thought it would be Beau Biden who'd be running for president in 2020. The former vice … [Read more...]
Sheriff confirms Lu Verne bank employee shot and killed
The Kossuth County Sheriff's Department is confirming an employee of a bank in Lu Verne was shot and killed Wednesday. The sheriff's department says deputies were called to the Security State Bank in Lu Verne at around 8:40 a-m about a possible shooting. Deputies found 43-year-old Jessica … [Read more...]
Dubuque man arrested after three-state police chase
A northeast Iowa man is in custody after a three state chase Monday night. It ended after deputies from Iowa followed the vehicle driven by 22-year-old Adam Reinert into Illinois, where it crashed into a Jo Daviess County squad car. The Dubuque man led deputies on a protracted high speed chase … [Read more...]
Biden says NATO has to be repaired
Former Vice President Joe Biden today said he's worried about the future of NATO, the alliance western countries formed after World War II to counter Russian aggression in Europe. President Trump has accused other allies of not paying enough to support NATO's military operations. "NATO is not a … [Read more...]
Woman shot and killed in Lu Verne
The Kossuth County Sheriff’s Department says a woman died in a shooting in Lu Verne earlier this morning. The Sheriff's Department says a call came in about a possible shooting in Lu Verne around 8:40 a.m. Emergency personnel responded and found a female victim who had sustained a gunshot wound. … [Read more...]
Socials studies teacher at Cedar Rapids Kennedy named Teacher of the Year
A Cedar Rapids Kennedy social studies teacher was named as Iowa's Teacher of the Year today. George Anderson has taught for 13 years, and in a video from the Department of Education, says his military career led him into teaching. "As we deployed and traveled places, I found myself always reading … [Read more...]
U-I president lays out billion-dollar plan for public-private utility ownership
University of Iowa president Bruce Harreld laid out a few more details Tuesday on the proposal to create a public-private partnership to run the school's utility system. Harreld says the private company would give the U-I a one-time payment that would be put into an endowment and a new nonprofit … [Read more...]
90% of eligible students registered to vote in 4 Iowa high schools
Iowa's Secretary of State says four Iowa high schools have already qualified for a new award for getting eligible students registered to vote. A new state law lets 17-year-olds register to vote if they will be 18 by Election Day in November. Secretary of State Paul Pate established an award this … [Read more...]
Governor ends public airing of state agency budget requests
Governor Kim Reynolds is breaking from predecessor and mentor Terry Branstad's practice of having state agency directors present their spending outlines for the next budgeting year in a public forum. Reynolds is meeting privately with the top bureaucrats in state government to go over items for … [Read more...]