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Lawsuit: Community college program was human trafficking
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Eleven students from Brazil and Chile have filed a federal lawsuit accusing a northwest Iowa community college, a recruitment company, a pet food...
Jan 14, 2021
City of Harlan declares Snow Emergency for Friday
(Harlan) Due to the weather forecast of impending snow and wind, City Officials in Harlan have declared a Snow Emergency for Friday January 15, 2021. No parking on north/south streets from 8:00am to n...
Jan 14, 2021
Atlantic Schools Superintendent weighs in Snow Days
(Atlantic) The forecast for blizzard conditions tomorrow will obviously cause widespread school closings, at least brick and mortar school closings. With the technology in place today, some schools ma...
Jan 14, 2021
Man accused of demanding $50K from woman at gunpoint
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) - A man has been charged in Iowa with felony extortion and domestic assault counts after police say he threatened to shoot a woman if she didn't give him thousands of dollars. Th...
Jan 14, 2021
Audubon School District preparing to use virtual learning day if Mother Nature interferes with on-site plans
(Audubon) A wintry forecast has students throughout Southwest Iowa optimistic for a snow day on Friday. In at least one case, it might not entirely be a day off. The Audubon School Board previously ap...
Jan 14, 2021
Police say 2 dogs attacked delivery driver in northeast Iowa
LA PORTE CITY, Iowa (AP) - Police in northeastern Iowa say a delivery driver was hospitalized after being attacked in La Porte City by two dogs that also attacked a postal carrier. The Waterloo-Cedar ...
Jan 14, 2021
Two-vehicle accident in Guthrie County
(Guthrie Co.) Two people suffered possible injuries in a two-vehicle accident in Guthrie County Wednesday afternoon. The Guthrie County Sheriff's Office says Blair Rosenbeck, 32, of Guthrie Center, wa...
Jan 14, 2021
Iowa Workforce Development reports initial unemployment insurance claims filed for week of January 3 - 9, 2021
(Des Moines) The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, Jan. 3, and Saturday, Jan. 9, was 7,638, a decrease of 217 from last week's adjusted numbers. There were 7,022 ini...
Jan 14, 2021
Atlantic Schools Superintendent Reviews updated Spectator Policy
(Atlantic) At Wednesday's Atlantic School Board meeting Atlantic School's Superintendent Steve Barber reviewed the updated spectator policy from Governor Kim Reynolds's latest proclamation. Governor R...
Jan 14, 2021
Proclamation temporarily waves goodbye to academic ineligibility
(State) In an update to winter sports guidance from the Iowa High School Athletic Association, students with failing grades will no longer be prevented from participating in high school activities. Th...
Jan 14, 2021
