Iowa Sock Maker Fox River Mills Sold To Private Equity Firm
Nov 16, 2016
OSAGE, Iowa (AP) — A private equity firm from Texas is buying Iowa sock maker Fox River Mills. The family that owned Fox River for more than 40 years agreed to sell it to Dallas-based…
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Indian Hills Community College Students Participate In Community Service With Tenco
Nov 15, 2016
Students from Indian Hills Community College decided to give back to their community as their fall project. The students in Wapello Hall joined Tenco staff members on November 9 to do some needed yard work…
Oskaloosa Police Arrest Suspects In Robbery Case
Nov 15, 2016
On Monday, November 14th, 2016 at approximately 11:30 p.m., Officers of the Oskaloosa Police Department received a complaint of subjects on the William Penn University campus, Watson Hall dormitory 201Trueblood Avenue, armed with guns. While…
Plea Hearing Delayed When Ex-Burlington Councilman Hesitates
Nov 15, 2016
BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A judge gave a former Burlington City Council member more time to think about his plea agreement after he hesitated during a hearing on three felony sexual abuse charges. The Hawk…
Police Identify Woman Who Died After Waterloo Shooting
Nov 14, 2016
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified the 19-year-old woman who died this weekend after being shot in the head. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports (http://bit.ly/2g8gRkB ) Talesa Wright was identified by police on Sunday.…
Branstad Considers Minimum Wage Uniformity That Worries Some
Nov 13, 2016
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad has called for a single statewide minimum wage, rather than a hodgepodge of wages that vary by county, and a new Republican majority in the Legislature could…
Anti-Trump Protesters Block Freeway In Iowa City
Nov 12, 2016
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of protesters angry about Donald Trump's presidential win blocked Interstate 80 in Iowa City for about a half-hour, backing up traffic for miles. The protests began Friday afternoon when…
Study Shows 2 Dangerous Chemicals Released At Pella Plant
Nov 11, 2016
PELLA, Iowa (AP) — A federally mandated study has concluded that Pella Corp. inadvertently released two dangerous chemicals into the ground at its plant in Pella. The Des Moines Register reports (http://dmreg.co/2eYAuaR) that the study…
Sentencing Set For Iowan Who Crashed Into Loaded School Bus
Nov 10, 2016
MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) — A January sentencing has been scheduled for a man accused of being drunk when his vehicle ran into a loaded school bus near Manchester in eastern Iowa. Court records show 42-year-old…
GOP Wins Iowa Senate, Controls Both Chambers
Nov 09, 2016
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans have won a majority in the Iowa Senate, giving the GOP control of both legislative chambers and the governor's office. By winning control of the Senate in Tuesday's election,…