NEW MARKET – A plugged sewer line in the city of New Market was cleared and operation returned to normal shortly after 1 p.m. yesterday, reports the DNR. The 8-inch sewer line was plugged by a mop head and an unidentified hard rubber object about six inches in diameter covered with grease and other materials. […]
AMES, Iowa Dec. 30, 2010 – Fatality numbers for 2010 are expected to show a decrease from the six-year average, but they already show an increase over the 2009 single-year final number, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (Iowa DOT) data collection. In the past six years, death tolls on Iowa highways ranged from […]
AMES, Iowa – Dec. 30, 2010: 9:30 a.m. update – A mix of rain, freezing rain and snow are forecast for Iowa over the next 48 hours, which could make travel hazardous in some parts of the state. The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is preparing for the heaviest amounts of snowfall to occur in […]
DES MOINES – Below is a statement by Jim Larew, Chief of Staff and General Counsel to Governor Culver, on the final management decision of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission: It is important to reiterate no federal rules were broken. The contracts at issue, with SPPG and others, were not required to be subject to […]
(URBANDALE) – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Reynolds today named Jason E. Glass as the new director of the Iowa Department of Education. “My goal is to make Iowa’s schools the best in the country, and I have found the individual who will help our state achieve this objective,” said Gov. Branstad. “Jason […]
Thursday, December 29, 2010 — The cold weather and winter conditions often bring an increase in home fires as many people use alternate heating sources such as space heaters, fireplaces, or coal or wood stoves to stay warm, and the Mid Iowa Region today offered a series of tips to help people stay safe and […]
CHARITON – Hunters have reported harvesting more than 108,000 deer so far through the DNR’s harvest reporting system, which is 6.4 percent behind the 2009 levels, or about 7,000 fewer deer. Harvest totals have been lower each of the past few years as the deer herd approaches targeted population goals in more counties. “We are […]
Des Moines, IOWA — On December 27, 2010, at approximately 10:45 p.m., a Trooper with the Iowa State Patrol stopped a vehicle for no front plate on East 4th Street, south of Des Moines Street in Des Moines. The driver was identified as Ermin Zornic, age 20, and the passenger as Adam Robinson, age 21. […]
MidAmerican Energy Company is No. 1 in the nation in ownership of wind-powered electric generation among rate-regulated utilities and has more than 1,393 megawatts of wind generating facilities in operation, under construction and under contract in Iowa. MidAmerican Energy began installing wind turbines in 2004 and has made the investment without raising customers’ electric rates. […]
AMES, Iowa – Dec. 27, 2010 – The seventh annual Iowa Bicycle Summit will be held Jan. 28-29, 2011, at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. The gathering will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, and is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) and Iowa Bicycle Coalition. Friday’s session […]
