Iowa

By MARY PIEPER – Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa (TNS) Two people were transported to MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries Monday following a two-vehicle accident near Clear Lake. The injured were Gary Bradshaw, 77, of Clear Lake, and an unidentified passenger, according to a press release from the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s

By MARY PIEPER – Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa (TNS) A North Iowa man accidentally drowned in Clear Lake on Saturday. The victim was identified as Bradley Church, 59, Joice, according to a press release from the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the intersection of North Shore Drive and East Lake Street

By ROBIN McCLELLAND – Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa (TNS) Elected county officials were sworn in at the Cerro Gordo County Courthouse on Monday, Dec. 30. Chris Watts, District 1 supervisor; Carl Ginapp, District 2 supervisor; Dave Hepperly, county sheriff; and Adam Wedmore, county auditor; were sworn into their offices. Watts will be serving his

By Ethan Colbert – St. Louis Post-Dispatch (TNS) ST. LOUIS — Health officials are sounding the alarm about a decline in the percentage of young children being vaccinated against measles, mumps, rubella and polio. More than 6,000 kindergarten students in Missouri public schools — roughly 9% of all kindergartners — in 2023 were not vaccinated

By JOSHUA SHIMKUS – Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa (TNS) One of the major tasks cities undertake each year is to plan and to pass a budget. City representatives from Rock Island, Moline and East Moline communicated with the Quad-City Times/Dispatch-Argus about their approved budgets for 2025, and shared highlights and how they felt about

By Gretchen Teske – Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa (TNS) Editor’s note: This story is part of a series that ran in Insight magazine looking at how several Iowa and Illinois companies use influencer marketing. Being an “officer” is not normally associated with pizza and beer, but that’s what makes Joe Cruz’s job unique. Since

By Thomas Geyer – Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa (TNS) Coal Valley farmer David Schroeder turned 80 in September and still farms. He admits he doesn’t move as fast today. He has had both knees replaced. The rotator cuff in each of his shoulders could use the work of a good orthopedic surgeon. But, as

By Thomas Geyer – Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa (TNS) A Davenport woman awaiting trial for allegedly stealing from her employer has been arrested for allegedly dealing ecstasy, Bettendorf police said. Brittney Jo Robbins, 34, is charged in Scott County District Court with one count of possession with the intent to deliver more than 5

By Gretchen Teske – Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa (TNS) The corner of 53rd Avenue and 18th Street in Bettendorf received extra light Sunday night as Chabad Lubavitch of the Quad Cities lit a menorah for Hannukah. Sunday marked the fifth night of the festival, which lasts eight days and nights. The event commemorates a

By OLIVIA ALLEN – Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa (TNS) Some Quad-Cities school leaders are already discussing what could happen if the new administration carries out plans to strip the U.S. Department of Education. President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, drawing support from several in his inner circle.

By Thomas Geyer – Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa (TNS) A 46-year-old Moline woman has been arrested and charged in connection with an investigation into child sexual abuse images and the sexual assault of a child. Shanna Leann Miller is charged in Rock Island County Circuit Court with one count each of manufacturing child pornography

By Jasmine Os – St. Louis Post-Dispatch (TNS) Before the millennium wraps up its first quarter, it’s time to hit the town for the hottest concerts, comedy shows and parties taking over St. Louis on New Year’s Eve. Alonzo Bodden * When: 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Dec. 31 * Where: Helium Comedy Club, 1151

By Nicole Scott – St. Joseph News-Press, Mo. (TNS) Dec. 29—The Missouri Department of Transportation announced a few road work projects for several Northwest Missouri counties on Friday afternoon, including Atchison and Nodaway counties. MoDOT shared the planned roadwork for the week of Monday, Dec. 30, 2024 through Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025 and stated that

By Emily Andersen – The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (TNS) Dec. 30—The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The Iowa City Police Department has asked for the public’s help investigating a fatal shooting early Monday morning. Police responded to a report of shots fired at 2:38 a.m. Monday

By The Joplin Globe, Mo. (TNS) Dec. 30—The Adventure Cycling Association and the American Association of State Highway Officials recently announced an expansion of the U.S. Bicycle Route System with four new routes, one of which goes through Joplin, Carthage, Neosho and other cities in Southwest Missouri. The newest routes are: —USBR 51 in Missouri.

By Matt Smith – Clinton Herald, Iowa (TNS) Sad that the need exists but glad that the people of Cleburne, as they have for several years running, stepped up to fill it, is how Cleburne Christmas Feast founder Michelle Moralez summed up this year’s feast. “It was a little crazy and a little awesome and

By Clinton Herald, Iowa (TNS) The 28th annual Keene Christmas Light Parade on Dec. 8 in Keene included 60 entries, a record for the event that attracted about 4,000 spectators along Old Betsy Road and Hillcrest. The parade was followed by a fireworks show. The Golubinski family of Cleburne won the Best Overall trophy for

By MARIA KUIPER – Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa (TNS) As 2024 comes to an end, The Globe Gazette looks back at some of the biggest, most important and most interesting news stories of the year. As many new laws took effect in the state and the entire country realigned its political makeup, politics dominate

By Daniel Zeilstra – The Kansas City Star (TNS) Monday’s TV / radio COLLEGE FOOTBALL The TransPerfect Music City Bowl: Iowa vs. Missouri, at Nashville, Tenn., 1:30 p.m., ESPN, KFNZ (96.5 FM, 610 AM), WHB (810 AM) ICE HOCKEY IIHF World Junior Championship Group Stage: Slovakia vs. Kazakhstan, group B, at Toronto, noon, NHL IIHF

By MARIA KUIPER – Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) As 2024 comes to an end, The Courier looks back at some of the biggest, most important and most interesting news stories of the year. As many new laws took effect in the state and the entire country realigned its political makeup, politics dominate our year-end

By MARY PIEPER – Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa (TNS) After a hiatus of nearly five years, I am thrilled to be back on the Globe Gazette full-time news staff rather than being an occasional freelancer. Here are five stories I enjoyed writing the most since returning to the newsroom in late August. Kevin Pals

By MARIA KUIPER – Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) Each December, Courier reporters look back at their favorite stories of the past year. We ask them to pick their favorites: not necessarily the biggest stories of the year, just the ones they found most interesting. Some are heart-warming. Some are amusing. Some are wistful. We

By JEFF REINITZ – Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) CHARLES CITY — A Charles City man has pleaded to federal opioid and meth charges in connection with drugs and a gun found during a 2023 search of his home. RaMelle Lewis Williams, 52, pleaded to one count of possession of fentanyl and methamphetamine with intent

By Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) SIOUX CITY — Morningside University in Sioux City announced its fall 2024 dean’s list honorees. Students must receive a 3.67 grade-point average or better and complete at least 12 credits of coursework with no grade below a C-minus. Area students include: * Cedar Falls: Zariah Strong and Connor Woods.

By Gretchen Teske – Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa (TNS) When it comes to storing and moving water, firefighters around the world rely on products made by a company tucked away on 11th Street in Milan. Based at 1275 W. 11th Street in Milan, FOL-DA-TANK has been a Quad-Cities-based business since 1954, Keith Niebur said.

By TOM LOEWY and SARAH WATSON – Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa (TNS) It’s been 19 months, or 581 days, since the west wall of the six-story apartment building at 324 Main St. in Davenport crumbled to the ground. The day was May 28, 2023. Roughly 13,944 hours have passed since the day a disaster

By Gretchen Teske – Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa (TNS) Editor’s note: This story is part of a series that ran in Insight magazine looking at how several Iowa and Illinois companies use influencer marketing. John Deere has half-a-million new fans, and they’ve come from an unlikely source. The Moline-based agriculture giant is one of

By Thomas Geyer – Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa (TNS) A second member of a theft ring out of Ohio that allegedly came to Iowa to steal high-end purses from department stores in 2023 was booked Friday into the Scott County Jail. Lamaya Rahnae Winslow, 29, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was extradited from Kentucky where she

By Jared Strong – The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (TNS) Dec. 29—The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Drinking water in Cedar Rapids had one of its worst prolonged spikes of nitrate contamination this year amid a very wet spring and early summer that followed years of drought.

By ROBIN McCLELLAND – Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa (TNS) This past year was a great year for local stories that impact us where we live. I chose these as my favorites for 2024 because they are about everyday people who make North Iowa such a welcoming and fascinating place to live, work and play.