Author Archives: Tom Robinson
SUV Passenger Killed in Crash With Tow Truck on Interstate 35 Near Ames
(Ames, IA) -- The Iowa State Patrol says one person is dead after a tow truck and S-U-V collided on Interstate 35 in rural Hamilton County. State troopers say a tow truck driven by Anthony Nessa of We...
Aug 05, 2021
Pilot Injured in Allamakee County Helicopter Crash
(Waukon, IA) Authorities in northeast Iowa are investigating a helicopter crash near Waukon that left the pilot injured. The Allamakee County Sheriff's Office says the chopper was applying chemicals t...
Aug 05, 2021
Reynolds Hopes School Year Will Be Fairly Normal Despite COVID-19
Reynolds Hopes School Year Will Be Fairly Normal Despite COVID-19 (Sioux City, IA) Governor Kim Reynolds says she hopes the upcoming school year will be fairly normal despite COVID-19. Reynolds says w...
Aug 05, 2021
Latest Map Shows 11 Iowa Counties in 'Extreme' Drought
(Des Moines, IA) The latest U-S Drought Monitor shows 11 Iowa counties are now in "extreme" drought. The map shows two areas of extreme drought. The state climatologist said the areas in the northwest...
Aug 05, 2021
Be Wary of the Transfer Tax in American Rescue Plan
(Washington D.C.) Part of President Biden's American Families Plan includes a proposal for a new transfer tax that farm and ranch families should be wary of. That's according to Paul Neiffer with the ...
Aug 05, 2021
Truck Driving School Student Sues over Dismissal Due To Dreadlocks
(Des Moines, IA) -- A truck driving school student is suing T-M-C Transportation over his dismissal last month due to his dreadlocks. Damon Mitchell and his attorney have filed a complaint against the...
Aug 05, 2021
Nebraska Man Drowns While Trying To Save His Son
(Spirit Lakes, IA) -- A Nebraska man died while trying to save his son at East Lake Okoboji Wednesday morning. Investigators say 41-year-old Brandon Urban of Omaha went into the water to help his son ...
Aug 05, 2021
Pace of Iowa Vaccinations Trending Up Slightly
(Des Moines, IA) The pace of vaccinations appears to be trending up slightly in Iowa as the number of patients hospitalized in Iowa for treatment of Covid grows. The number of COVID patients in Iowa h...
Aug 05, 2021
Adams County Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash
(Adams County) An Adams County man died in a motorcycle accident in Adams County. The Iowa State Patrol says the crash happened Wednesday at 5:32 p.m. on 175th and Chestnut Avenue in Adams County. Aut...
Aug 05, 2021
Harlan City Council Recap
(Harlan) The Harlan City Council passed the second reading of an ordinance changing the speed limit on the south end of 12th Street, reviewed an ARGP Grant application for the Airport Federal Assistan...
Aug 05, 2021
