Woman Abducted By Man with Machete Ottumwa, Iowa – On December 18th, 2012, at approximately 8:20 PM, the Ottumwa Police Department received a report of a disturbance at 203 S. Adams Street in Ottumwa. Upon officers arrival it was reported a female at that residence was assaulted and forcibly removed from the residence by an […]
AMES, Iowa – Dec. 19, 2012 – In advance of forecasted blizzard conditions in the state, the Iowa Department of Transportation is advising motorists that travel across the majority of Iowa is not advised from 8 p.m. tonight through noon Thursday, Dec. 20. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning beginning at 6 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa city council chambers were filled beyond overflowing at a special meeting on Wednesday night. Discussion of a nativity and if it was to return brought out passionate people with beliefs and thoughts on the subject. Oskaloosa City Manager Micheal Schrock discussed how the nativity scene came to be a part […]
Des Moines, December 6, 2012— The Iowa Supreme Court has appointed District Judge Mary Ann Brown, Burlington, as Chief Judge of the Eighth Judicial District. Judge Brown succeeds Chief Judge James Q. Blomgren who retired December 6, 2012. “Judge Brown is an excellent judge with experience as an attorney and on the bench,” Chief Justice […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday, December 7, 2012, in honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Flags will be at half-staff on the State Capitol Building and on flag displays in the Capitol Complex, and upon all public […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad is ordering all flags in the state to be flown at half-staff from 5 p.m. Friday, November 30, to 8 a.m. on Monday, December 3, to honor Sgt. Joseph A. Richardson, 23, of Algona, who died while on patrol with the U.S. Army in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on November 16, […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds applaud the Federal government’s decision to uphold the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and deny pending waiver requests. Iowa leads the nation in ethanol production, accounting for 25% of total U.S. ethanol production. In addition, Iowa’s biofuels industry has added $13.1 billion to our economy, […]
Total Iowa Investment by Google to top $1.1 Billion (DES MOINES) – Governor Terry Branstad and Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds were joined by Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, Council Bluffs Mayor Tom Hanafan, Council Bluffs officials, and representatives from Google today at a news conference at the State Capitol in Des Moines. During the news […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad this morning submitted the below letter of intent on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to Sec. Sebelius, meeting the deadline previously set forth by the Health and Human Services director. However, late yesterday, Sec. Sebelius pushed back the deadline to December 14. In response to the […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad is ordering all flags in the state to be flown at half-staff from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, November 15, 2012 to honor Pfc. Brandon Buttry, 19, of Shenandoah, who died Nov. 5 while serving in Afghanistan with the U.S. Army. Pfc. Buttry’s funeral will be held tomorrow […]
