Iowa

Three weeks ago Iowa lawmakers approved offering nearly $1.4 billion dollars’ worth of incentives for a steel plant in southeast Iowa, but state and local officials are still negotiating with the company over the details. Iowa Economic Development Authority Diretor Debi Durham said she’s leading the state’s negotiations with...

Brenna Bird settled a national price-fixing suit against major egg companies including Versova. Versova’s president donated $40K to her campaign.

The state climatologist says it’s looking like Iowans may be in for a warmer winter ahead, and a season of less snow and more rain. Justin Glisan says he’s been studying the charts that gauge the water temperature in the eastern Pacific Ocean along the equator, and all the makings are there for a very strong El Nino pattern, which means a warmer, wetter winter.

State regulators have revoked the license of a Dubuque pharmacy employee for the suspected theft of hundreds of pills. The Iowa Board of Pharmacy recently charged pharmacist technician trainee Akasha Brown with obtaining or attempting to unlawfully obtain prescription drugs; stealing prescription drugs from a pharmacy for personal use or for distribution to others; and […]

Iowa police recently stopped a semi trailer with dangerously overheated brake drums in the Hudson area. After a passing motorist reported a “traffic concern,” an officer with the Hudson Police Department responded to find a semi truck suffering major brake issues. According to the Iowa State Patrol (ISP) Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit, “the semi-trailer’s brake […] The post Concerned motorist tips off Iowa police to semi trailer with red-hot brake drums appeared first on CDLLife .

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - About 2,000 immigrants in Iowa are no longer eligible for Medicaid after a change in the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act took effect at the beginning of this month. Under the law, only U.S. citizens or immigrants with a green card are allowed to...

A 21-year-old was arrested for allegedly stabbing an Ames Hy-Vee employee in the neck. Shortly after 8 p.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 27, the Ames Police Department responded to reports of a stabbing at the city's westside Hy-Vee. Officers located a female employee with injuries to her neck and arm. The Hy-Vee employee told officers she had "never seen the person before" and did not know why she was stabbed before he fled the store. She was sent to a hospital in Des Moines, according to court documents.

WARREN COUNTY, Iowa — A West Des Moines man accused of shooting at vehicles along Interstate 35 pleads not guilty amid seven additional charges. A criminal complaint states the incident occurred on Oct. 5, when 27-year-old Andrew Tanaka was traveling southbound along I-35 when he allegedly began shooting at cars. One woman suffered a gunshot […]

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A former postmaster from Waverly was sentenced to five years of probation and eight months of home confinement for stealing more than $16,000 from the U.S. Postal Service. Merri Ann Burgart, 43 of Hazelton, received the sentence after pleading guilty in May to one count...

Semitruck driver who was watching Netflix when he smashed into and killed couple traveling to visit family pleads guilty – Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: nvmwebsites-budwg5g9avh3epea.z03.azurefd.net) Minnesota authorities have recorded a guilty plea from a commercial truck driver who officials say was watching a show on Netflix moments before his semitruck slammed into ... Read more