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Cargill to build new chemical plant in Eddyville
Jun 09, 2021 by Rick Watts
Cargill and a German company are teaming up to build a chemical plant in Eddyville that will allow them to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Jon Veldhouse is Cargill’s business development manager for the project. "Cargill…
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New campaign urges Iowans to get COVID-19 vaccine
Jun 08, 2021 by Rick Watts
State officials have launched a new P-R campaign to encourage more Iowans to get a Covid-19 shot. Two ads are running on radio, T-V and online. One features scenes of summer activities and a message…
Bahena Rivera mistrial request denied
Jun 07, 2021 by Rick Watts
A request for a mistrial in Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s murder trial has been denied. You’ll remember on May 28, Bahena Rivera was found guilty of first degree murder in the July 2018 death of Mollie…
One week since Xavior Harrelson disappearance
Jun 04, 2021 by Rick Watts
A boy who vanished from a rural Iowa trailer park days before his 11th birthday is still missing a week later, as state and federal investigators continued Thursday to look into what happened to him.…
Governor says JBS plant in Ottumwa close to full production after cyber attack
Jun 03, 2021 by Rick Watts
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA NEWS - All regular shifts are on Thursday at the JBS meatpacking plant in Marshalltown that had some production disrupted this week after a company-wide cyber attack. However, the slaughtering…
Ransomware attack disrupts operations at JBS plants in Ottumwa and Marshalltown
Jun 02, 2021 by Rick Watts
Some shifts were cancelled at J-B-S meatpacking plants in Marshalltown and Ottumwa Tuesday after a cyberattack on the company. An updated post on the Facebook page for the J-B-S plant in Ottumwa said the company…
Hy-Vee offering gift card incentive for getting a Covid shot
Jun 01, 2021 by Rick Watts
BY O. KAY HENDERSON As the rate of Covid vaccinations in Iowa slows, Hy-Vee is now offering $10 gift cards to every individual who completes their Covid vaccination at a Hy-Vee Pharmacy. To qualify for the…
Volunteers join search for missing 11-year-old from Montezuma
May 31, 2021 by Rick Watts
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Hundreds helped search Sunday for a missing boy who was last seen late Thursday morning in Montezuma. Sunday was Xavior Harrelson’s 11th birthday. About 375 volunteers and 125 law enforcement officers searched…
Bahena Rivera found guilty in 2018 death of Mollie Tibbetts
May 28, 2021 by Rick Watts
A jury found a farm laborer guilty of murder Friday (5/28) in the abduction and killing of a University of Iowa student who vanished while out for a run in 2018. The 12-member jury unanimously…
Bahena Rivera murder trial goes to the jury
May 28, 2021 by Rick Watts
A prosecutor urged jurors Thursday (5/27) to find a farm laborer guilty of first-degree murder in the 2018 abduction and stabbing death of a University of Iowa student who disappeared while out for a run.…
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