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250 Iowa National Guard members heading to DC

January 14, 2021 By O. Kay Henderson

Iowa National Guard Adjutant General Ben Corell says 250 Iowa Guard soldiers and airmen are being deployed to Washington, D.C. to provide security for next week's inauguration. "The goal is to get them on the ground, out in the national Capitol region, by this weekend," Corell said late this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Military, News Tagged With: Iowa National Guard

Grassley not sure Senate should hold impeachment trial

January 14, 2021 By Matt Kelley

After ten U.S. House Republicans joined Democrats in impeaching President Trump on Wednesday, now some Republicans in the U.S. Senate are considering voting to convict Trump in a looming trial there. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, a Republican, says he's not sure there should even be a Senate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Chuck Grassley, Democratic Party, Republican Party

Cut from MLB’s minor league, Clinton and Burlington join Prospect League

January 14, 2021 By Radio Iowa Contributor

The Burlington Bees and the Clinton LumberKings will play ball this spring as part of the Prospect League, which features college baseball players. In December, Major League Baseball cut ties with 42 of its minor league teams, including the two along Iowa's eastern border. Ted Tornow says the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News

Winter storm heading Iowa’s way once again

January 14, 2021 By Matt Kelley

Forecasters say a large winter storm system is moving toward Iowa that will likely impact travel for many of us before the weekend arrives. Up to nine inches of snow is forecast for parts of west and central Iowa along with winds gusting up to 50 miles-an-hour. Meteorologist Cory Martin, at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Weather

Transportation Commission approves funds for OHV parks, trails

January 14, 2021 By Dar Danielson

The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved more than $1.3 million for seven federal Recreational Trails Program projects. DOT spokesman, Craig Markley, says a grant of nearly $97,000 will help rebuild a bridge for the Gypsum City Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Park. "What that does is it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Recreation / Entertainment Tagged With: Department of Natural Resources

Democrats warn Iowa legislature may be ‘super spreader’

January 14, 2021 By O. Kay Henderson

Democrats are warning about the potential spread of Covid-19 in the Iowa Statehouse this week as the 2021 legislative session gets underway. Senator Joe Bolkcom, a Democrat from Iowa City, is accusing Republican leaders of acting like Covid is "no big deal." "Your lame reasoning about not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Coronavirus, Democratic Party, Legislature, Republican Party

Congresswoman Axne says Trump was rhetorical ‘ring leader’ of Capitol riot

January 14, 2021 By O. Kay Henderson

Democratic Congresswoman Cindy Axne of West Des Moines says those responsible for last week's insurrection in the U.S. Capitol must be held accountable and that's why she voted to impeach President Trump. "No one is above the law," Axne says. Axne says she was encouraged that House Republican … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Chuck Grassley, Cindy Axne, Democratic Party, Joni Ernst, Republican Party

Iowa-Michigan State postponed

January 13, 2021 By Todd Kimm

The men's basketball game between Michigan State and No. 5 Iowa, scheduled for Thursday is being postponed, as mutually agreed upon out of an abundance of caution surrounding the health and safety of the participants. The move came hours after Michigan State announced that two players tested … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Sports

One phase of derecho clean up coming to a close in Cedar Rapids

January 13, 2021 By Matt Kelley

Debris is still being picked up from curbsides in Cedar Rapids more than five months after the derecho swept across the state. Iowa's second-largest city was hit with the worst of the powerful storm's 140-mile-an-hour winds. Taylor Burgin, Cedar Rapids' construction engineering program manager, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News Tagged With: Derecho

Iowa delegation breaks along party lines on Trump impeachment vote

January 13, 2021 By O. Kay Henderson

The Democrat representing Iowa's third congressional district voted "yes" while the three Republicans from Iowa serving in the U.S. House have voted "no" on the articles of impeachment that have just passed the House this afternoon. All four released written statements today before the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt, Top Story Tagged With: Ashley Hinson, Cindy Axne, Democratic Party, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Randy Feenstra, Republican Party

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