Month: September 2023

A former Plymouth County Deputy who was sentenced to 40 years on burglary and theft charges will get a new trial. Iowa Third District Judge Steven Andreason ruled that 44-year-old Aaron Leusink was improperly represented […]

Iowa Second District Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says she doesn’t want to get into hypotheticals about any stopgap budget measures to avoid a government shutdown. Hinson says they should instead focus on passing the most conservative […]

Of the 90,000 dams in the U.S., just seven were chosen for new federal hydropower research and development projects — and one of them is in southeast Iowa. Jennifer Garson, at the U.S. Department of […]

This Sunday is World Suicide Prevention Day and Iowa health officials are working to raise awareness about the free, confidential, round-the-clock help that’s available through the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Julie Maas, Iowa’s 988 […]

Seven of the 10 members on Davenport’s city council have voted to remove a member accused of misconduct. Davenport Alderman Derek Cornette was accused of showing up drunk for council meetings and harassing city staff. […]

Central Iowa is hosting its first-ever “GalaxyCon Animate!” this weekend, a convention similar to ComiCon but this event is devoted to animation, anime, cosplay and video games. Mike Broder, president and founder of GalaxyCon, says […]