Three people have agreed to pay $10,000 apiece for burning 10 chicken confinement buildings near Villisca in southwest Iowa last year without proper approval, according to Iowa Department of Natural Resources orders. Shawn Gohlinghorst of Red Oak and Darrel Schipansky of Villisca were recently fined for the June 29, 2023, fires. The DNR had previously […]
The state of Iowa has agreed to reinstate the license of a social worker who had a sexual relationship with a client she bailed out of jail using stolen money. State records indicate that in October 2015, the Iowa Board of Social work issued a license to Amanda Burgod, who was at one time a […]
Iowa’s congressional delegation is calling for an investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump and for the Senate to pass a bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote. This week the delegation congratulated Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance on being chosen as Trump’s running mate and asked for prayers for President Joe Biden […]
This is a developing story and will be updated throughout the day as more information becomes available. Latest: ITHACA, N.Y. — The national Crowdstrike outage and its ripple effects on […]
Back in the good ol’ days, when everything was more wholesome, Storm Lake was an abortion center. Dr. James Alva Swallum was The City Beautiful’s most prominent physician, founding a hospital on the lakeshore with other local doctors called Swallum Hospital. It is now the site of Methodist Manor Retirement Community. Swallum was a famed […]
Air travel, banking, media and hospital systems were just some of the industries affected by a bug in a software update that scrambled business operations for many globally on Friday. Many of those who use Microsoft Windows were likely experiencing a “blue screen of death” or an error page. The issue was due to a […]
State licensing officials have fined a former funeral director $500 for allegedly sending unauthorized photos and videos of dead bodies to children and adults and for providing a fake fingerprint of a decedent to the individual’s family. Earlier this year, the Iowa Board of Mortuary Science charged former funeral director Jennifer Spiekermeier of Iowa City […]
Central New Yorkers are showing strong support for Rome residents devastated by recent storms, with many offering to volunteer and donate supplies. United Way of the Mohawk Valley emphasizes the need for cash and gift card donations to address immediat…
The head of Pennsylvania’s state House GOP caucus called for an investigation of security measures at the rally where a gunman shot at former President Donald Trump, wounding him, killing a spectator and seriously injuring two others. House Minority Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) on Friday introduced a resolution to establish a select committee to review […]
