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DES MOINES – A Waterloo man has been arrested this week, accused of killing in other states. On May 6, 2020, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) assisted the Federal Bureau
MASON CITY – The City of Mason City has free fill available for residential use for pick-up by appointment or Street Division Staff can deliver. Deliveries will be made between 7 am
DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Reynolds signed a new proclamation continuing the Public Health Disaster Emergency. The proclamation permits dental services to resume in compliance with guidelines adopted by the Iowa Dental
DES MOINES – Tuesday, May 5, Iowa PBS announced that they will host a U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Debate on Monday, May 18 at 8:00 p.m. Iowa PBS will hold an Iowa Press debate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue last night sent letters to Governors across the nation and leadership of major meat processing companies. These two letters establish the U.S. Department
DES MOINES – Today, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 293 additional positive cases for a total of 10,404 positive cases. There have been an additional 2,309
WEST DES MOINES — Hy-Vee, Inc. announces that effective today it will limit meat purchases at all of its locations. Hy-Vee Statement: We continue to work with industry leaders so we are
CRESTON, IOWA – On April 28, 2020, at approximately 5:00pm, a bystander called 911 after noticing a capsized raft with a family of four on Green Valley Lake. All four members of
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DES MOINES — Attorney General Tom Miller and a bipartisan group of attorneys general from 10 other states urge the Department of Justice to pursue a federal investigation into suspected national price
KEOKUK, IOWA – In April of 2017, the Division of Criminal Investigation’s (DCI) Major Crime Unit and the Keokuk Police Department reopened the investigation into the June 2004 death of Bonnie Callahan,
DES MOINES – This morning the State of Iowa confirmed the following statistics regarding COVID-19 outbreaks at several of Iowa’s meat packing facilities: -Tyson, Columbus Junction: 221 cases, 26% of those tested
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been hospitalized with a gallbladder infection. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent non-surgical treatment for acute cholecystitis, a benign gallbladder condition, according to a Supreme
MASON CITY – Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 Data Snapshot 10,111 total lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Iowa (05/04/2020). 14 total lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Cerro Gordo (05/04/2020). Age Ranges
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds will travel to Washington, D.C. tomorrow (Wednesday) to provide an update to President Donald Trump and his Coronavirus Task Force on the status of COVID-19 in
DES MOINES – Today, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 408 additional positive cases for a total of 10,111 positive cases. There have been an additional 3,000
RURAL DICKINSON COUNTY, IOWA – An Indiana man’s crime spree came to a screeching halt in North Iowa and now he’s facing a number of felonies. On April 22, 2020 at around
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who repeatedly threatened a Cedar Rapids bank, its employees, and other individuals from northern Iowa by telephone and text messages was sentenced today to six years in
MASON CITY – A Mason City apartment fire forced the residents in the building to evacuate. On May 4, 2020 at 03:49 AM, the Mason City Fire Department responded to a fire
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement after Canada imposed a ban on military-style assault weapons: “Canada made the right decision to ban
DES MOINES – Today, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 534 additional positive cases for a total of 9,703 positive cases. There have been an additional 3,441
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation’s (FPUC) weekly unemployment compensation boost is now being paid to eligible individuals in all 50 states
AMES – Iowa State has signed Memphis transfer Tyler Harris, a 5-9 junior guard from Memphis, Tennessee. “We are excited to add Tyler to our basketball family,” Prohm said. “He’s someone we
CEDAR RAPIDS – Police say another person was shot in Cedar Rapids this weekend, this time a targeted shooting of a driver. On Saturday, May 2 at 2:49 p.m. the Cedar Rapids
DES MOINES – Today, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 528 additional positive cases for a total of 9,169 positive cases. There have been an additional 2,932
DES MOINES – Today, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 757 additional positive cases for a total of 8,641 positive cases. There have been an additional 3,377
CEDAR RAPIDS – A pregnant Iowa woman was murdered in Cedar Rapids and a suspect is in custody, police say. The Cedar Rapids Police Department received a report of shots fired at
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DES MOINES – Ken Sagar is retiring as the President of Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO and Charlie Wishman is taking over the job, it was announced today. Ken first became an
WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Minnesota to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This approval will
CHARLES CITY – The Floyd County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, has allocated $15,000 to the Floyd County COVID-19 Disaster Response Fund. This fund was established
CEDAR RAPIDS – Alliant Energy and EDF Renewables announced that the 200 megawatt (MW) Golden Plains Wind Project achieved commercial operation on March 27 and is now delivering cost-effective, clean electricity to
DES MOINES – Today, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 739 additional positive cases for a total of 7,884 positive cases. There have been an additional 2,186
CEDAR RAPIDS – A woman who escaped from federal custody was sentenced on April 15, 2020, to more than four months in federal prison. Aleania Clendineng, age 35, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
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ESTHERVILLE, IOWA – A Northern Iowa deputy nabbed a speeding drunk driver who was allegedly toting the illegal drug marijunana. An Estherville man was arrested on drug charges as the result of
DES MOINES – A report from The Daily Beast launched allegations that Republican Iowa Senator Joni Ernst’s “campaign has shielded a key bit of financial information from voters and the public: who
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EARLY, IOWA – Two men were detained and then released after a Northern Iowa deputy spotted a suspicious car that proved to be loaded with drug paraphernalia and a gun. Tuesday April