Man sought in Mason City murder
Apr 02, 2021
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Police are searching for a Mason City man after a murder late Wednesday night in Mason City. Police Chief Jeff Brinkley says shortly after 10:25 Wednesday night, officers responded to a shooting…
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Remains of missing 10-year-old girl found
Apr 01, 2021
Human remains discovered in rural eastern Iowa have been identified as a 10-year-old girl who was reported missing last summer, police said Wednesday. Davenport Police Chief Paul Sikorski said an autopsy confirmed the remains are…
Deliberations to begin in Ottumwa attempted murder trial
Mar 31, 2021
In Ottumwa, a jury is expected to begin deliberating Wednesday afternoon (3/31) on the fate of two men accused of getting into a shootout with police. 26-year-old Dalton Cook and 35-year-old Michael Bibby, both of…
Hanson re-hired as Ottumwa High Principal
Mar 30, 2021
Ottumwa High School’s new principal will be a familiar face. The Ottumwa School District announced Monday (3/29) that Mark Hanson would take over as high school principal on July 1. He will succeed Richard Hutchinson,…
One student’s body found, one still missing after ISU Crew team accident
Mar 29, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Iowa State University officials say a boat with five members of ISU’s Crew Club capsized Sunday morning on Little Wall Lake. Three students were rescued, transferred to the hospital…
Inmate accused of Anamosa prison murders had troubled history in Woodbury County
Mar 26, 2021
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR The two prisoners charged in the murders of a nurse and guard at the Anamosa State Prison were both formerly held in the Woodbury County Jail. Twenty-eight-year-old Michael Dutcher of Sioux City,…
Iowa Workforce Development reports initial unemployment insurance claims
Mar 25, 2021
DES MOINES - The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, March 14, and Saturday, March 20, was 5,498, a decrease of 252 from last week’s adjusted numbers. There were 4,881 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa,…
Another bid to curb undercover surveillance of Iowa ag operations
Mar 24, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The Iowa House has voted to establish new penalties for those found guilty of trespassing to set up electronic surveillance equipment on someone else’s property to secretly capture images…
U.S.D.A. announces SNAP benefits to go up through September
Mar 23, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says through the end of September, there will be a 15% increase in federal food assistance. “It will provide additional help and assistance for struggling families,” Vilsack…
Iowa Representatives vote along party lines on immigration bills
Mar 22, 2021
BY DAR DANIELSON The three Republicans who serve in the U.S. House have voted against bills that would create a path to citizenship for so-called Dreamers who were illegally brought into the U.S. as children and…