The man accused of murdering a Fort Dodge pastor earlier this month has entered a not guilty plea. Thirty-six-year-old Joshua Pendleton entered a written plea of not guilty to first-degree murder and first-degree robbery in the death of Reverend Allen Henderson on October 2nd outside St. Paul … [Read more...]
Congresswoman Finkenauer engaged to Warren’s Iowa political director
First district Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer got engaged this weekend. Finkenauer, who's from Dubuque, was elected to the U.S. House in 2018. Her fiance is Daniel Wasta, the Iowa political director for Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign. The couple's been dating for nearly two years … [Read more...]
Auditors conclude $13,700 from Wapsie Valley events not deposited
A team from the state auditor's office has concluded thousands of dollars in cash from ticket and concession sales for events in the Wapsie Valley school district didn't get deposited. The review concluded about $13,700 dollars worth of concession stand sales at Wapsie Valley School District … [Read more...]
Klobuchar wraps up Iowa leg of ‘For All of America’ bus tour
Minnesota Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar toured a dozen Iowa counties over the past weekend that voted for Barack Obama, then voted for Donald Trump. Klobuchar was also one of half a dozen candidates who spoke at the Linn County Democrats' Hall of Fame dinner Sunday … [Read more...]
Driver dies in crash after high-speed chase in Story County
A weekend chase in central Iowa, where speeds reached 120 miles-an-hour, ended in a deadly crash. The Iowa State Patrol investigated an accident early Saturday morning at the 121 southbound exit to Interstate 35 in rural Story County that claimed the life of a motorist. A state patrol trooper … [Read more...]
One person dead, two rescued in water-related incidents
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says two incidents on the water had very different endings. The agency says a father and teenage son were duck hunting in western Iowa's Monona County on Sunday when their 14-foot boat started taking on water. They called for help and were rescued by a DNR … [Read more...]
State snowplow drivers train in a variety of ways for upcoming weather
The drivers of the state's snowplows are in a sort of spring training mode as they prepare for the upcoming winter weather. DOT winter operations manager, Craig Bargfrede, says just like athletes -- plow drivers have to train to be ready when the real event comes. That includes strategy for … [Read more...]
U-I expert backs federal legislation to address suicide among farmers
A University of Iowa professor who's done extensive research on farmer suicide is applauding proposed new legislation in Congress to address the worsening issue. Corinne Peek-Asa, a U-I professor of occupational and environmental health, says she and her team studied a wealth of federal data and … [Read more...]
Warren says she’ll put out a plan to finance ‘Medicare for All’
Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren says in the coming weeks she will release the policies she'd pursue as president to finance "Medicare for All." "I'm ready to put out a plan soon on exactly what the costs will be and how to pay for it," Warren said during a news conference in Indianola … [Read more...]
‘Ghosts of the Quad Cities’ chronicles haunted places in the area
Just in time for Halloween, two Davenport-area men are publishing a nonfiction book about the supernatural called "Ghosts of the Quad Cities." Michael McCarty says it all started when he and coauthor Mark McLaughlin visited the Pi Kappa Chi fraternity house near Palmer College in Davenport while … [Read more...]