Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Sand Says Finkenauer Made Inappropriate Attack on Judge
(Des Moines, IA) -- State Auditor Rob Sand, a Democrat, says U-S Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer's criticism of a district court judge who ruled against her bid to stay on the June Primary ballot was...
Apr 29, 2022
Report Shows 1 in 7 Iowa Households Are Not Financially Self-Sufficient
(Des Moines, IA) -- A new report from a progressive think tank finds 15 percent of Iowa households with at least one full-time worker did not have enough income to meet basic needs in 2020. The "Cost ...
Apr 28, 2022
State Trooper Who Caught COVID Suing for Back Pay
(Ft. Dodge, IA) -- A state trooper who contracted COVID in January of last year is suing the state for back pay and benefits. Matthew Eimers of Fort Dodge is a former Iowa National Guard soldier who w...
Apr 28, 2022
Report Ranks Iowa's Healthiest and Least Healthy Counties
(Madison, WI) -- A new report from the University of Wisconsin details the healthiest -- and least healthy -- counties in Iowa, based on more than 30 factors that influence how long and how well peopl...
Apr 28, 2022
Atlantic School Board Approves New Sound System, Teaching Contracts, and Resignations
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board approved a new sound system for the high school gymnasium, six resignations, and five contracts. The board met on Wednesday night in the Schuler Elementary Media C...
Apr 27, 2022
Major Changes for Iowa High School Post Season Wrestling Tournaments
(Boone) The Iowa High School Athletic Association's wrestling postseason will feature additional qualifiers, a new schedule, and updated qualifying after several sport advisory recommendations were ap...
Apr 27, 2022
Northeast Iowa residents speak out against water permit for Beef facility
(Des Moines, IA) -- The owners of a cattle feedlot in northeast Iowa are asking to renew a permit that allows the facility to take nearly 22 million gallons of water a year from the Jordan aquifer in ...
Apr 27, 2022
Union County Man arrested on Drug Possession Warrant
(Creston) The Ringgold County Sheriff's Office arrested a Creston man on a Union County warrant on multiple drug possession charges. Ringgold County Authorities arrested 34-year-old Corry Donald Johns...
Apr 27, 2022
Red Oak Police arrest Nebraska Man on ATF Warrants.
(Red Oak) A Bellevue, Nebraska, man is awaiting extradition back to Nebraska following a traffic stop in Red Oak. Police stopped 20-year-old Carlos Rodriguez-Gonzales late Tuesday night near Highway 3...
Apr 27, 2022
Pottawattamie County Man arrested on Montgomery County Warrant
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested a Council Bluffs man on a Montgomery County warrant. Deputies arrested Christopher Brown at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Authorities booked Brown int...
Apr 27, 2022
