USDA Announces New Conservation Farmland Transfer Policy
Dec 30, 2016
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a new policy designed to allow farmers to take land out of a conservation program early if it is to be transferred to…
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Credit Card Skimming Device Found At Oskaloosa Gas Station
Dec 29, 2016
On Thursday, December 29th, 2016, at approximately 10:00 am, a technician working on a gas pump at the Kum N Go Store at 1201 North Market Street located a credit card skimming device while doing repair…
Woman Gets 12 Years For Identify Theft, False Statements
Dec 29, 2016
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A former Iowa resident has been given seven years in prison for stealing identities, filing false tax returns and lying to get housing aid. Prosecutors say 38-year-old Kaeisha Robinson was…
Murder Charge Filed After Shooting Victim Dies Weeks Later
Dec 28, 2016
OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say an Ottumwa 16-year-old shot Nov. 29 has died, so the man accused of shooting him has been charged with first-degree murder. The upgraded charge was filed Tuesday against 18-year-old…
Ottumwa Police Department Searching For Missing Person
Dec 27, 2016
On December 27, 2016, the Ottumwa Police Department was notified about a missing person who departed their home during the night. The missing person was identified as Audie Lee Templeton, age 31, of 218 N.…
Des Moines Firefighters Injured Battling Tire Shop Blaze
Dec 27, 2016
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a Des Moines firefighter has been injured battling a blaze at a tire shop. Des Moines television station KCCI reports (http://bit.ly/2hpliaa ) the fire was reported around 10…
Company Withdraws Iowa Filing For Power Line Project
Dec 23, 2016
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Clean Line Energy Partners is withdrawing its Iowa application to build a power transmission line across part of the state as it awaits resolution of an Illinois court challenge. Officials…
Task Force Conducts Early Morning Raid
Dec 22, 2016
On Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at approximately 6:45 a.m., officers from Ottumwa Police Department Emergency Response Team, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Ottumwa Police Department, and the Southeast Iowa Inter-Agency Drug Task Force, executed a…
Chinese Symbols Mark Fake US Money Found In Iowa
Dec 22, 2016
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Fake American money marked with Chinese symbols has been showing up in Mason City. The Mason City Police Department said Wednesday that bills were found at a business and in…
Iowa Backlog Of Autopsies Delaying Release Of Remains
Dec 21, 2016
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A backlog of autopsies at the Iowa Medical Examiner's Office has been delaying the return of remains to family members. It usually takes the office a day or two to…