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Local Iowa high school softball highlights and scores (7-3-24)
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – Attached are the highlights and scores from our local Iowa high school softball games on July 3rd, 2024: Lawton-Bronson 13, Alta-Aurelia 3 MVAOCOU 13, Cherokee 2 Sioux Central 14, Unity Christian 4 Ridge View 6, Akron-Westfield 3 Sheldon 7, Sibley-Ocheyedan 5 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 7, Central Lyon 6 Gehlen Catholic 2, […]
Essential Dos and Don’ts for Iowa’s New THC Regulations
On Monday, July 1st at midnight, a new law went into effect, causing some restaurants, bars, and distributors to panic. It's a new state law focused on the use and sale of tetrahydrocannabinol, otherwise known as THC. The new law (HF 2605) does not outright ban THC in products like...
Gov. Reynolds challenges federal child labor law fines to Iowa businesses
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Governor Kim Reynolds issued an open letter about excessive fines on Iowa businesses for breaking child federal labor laws earlier this week. State law was changed last year when the bill passed through the Iowa Legislature at the very end of the session. After the governor signed the bill, union […]
New law allows county attorneys to be armed anywhere in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa — A new law that went into effect in Iowa allows county attorneys to get a permit to carry a weapon anywhere in the state. According to the Iowa Supreme Court, that can include courthouses and courtrooms. The law was signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds earlier...
Rainfall totals & tornadoes from the July 1st storms
On the night of July 1 into July 2, several rounds of heavy rain moved across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. While most of us picked up on some rain, there was a corridor of very heavy rainfall amounts from Seward to Sarpy County to Des Moines. In this band, some locations received over 6" of rain, leading to significant flooding. One of the hardest hit areas was South Bend in Cass County, where a Flash Flood Emergency was issued for homes that were flooded.
Iowa spending more than half a million on new cold case unit
(The Center Square) - No one should get away with murder, said Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, who is hoping that a new cold case squad will crack some of the state's 400 unsolved murders. The Iowa Legislature allocated $529,036 for three full-time investigators and one prosecutor. "And I thank the legislature for granting us the budget to make it happen," Bird said. "My promise to families of Iowa cold...
Iowa Finance Authority awards millions in tax credits for rental home construction in Davenport, Burlington
Affordable housing in Iowa is getting a major boost from the Iowa Finance Authority, which is financially supporting the construction of over 400 rental homes in the state. The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors awarded over $10.6 million in federal housing tax credits for the construction and rehabilitation of 404 affordable rental homes for […]
Extreme heat and floods are back in the Midwest. How does climate change play in?
Sweaty city and state officials loaded donated air conditioners onto trucks in a St. Louis warehouse, passing the heavy boxes down the line. On this day, the thermometer soared to 103, the hottest temperature ever recorded on June 25 in the city. The 800 cooling units were headed to low-income...
This Is The #1 Party School In The State Of Iowa
School is out, but it's time to look back at which one's went the hardest. We live in a world that only puts focus on negatives and scary stories about the world. Today I just want to party! You most likely already have a college in mind when it comes to the best party schools in the great state of Iowa. We will look at the top three party colleges in all of Iowa!
Restaurant inspection update: Grimy blenders, mouse droppings and bad sushi
Inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations in recent weeks, including octopus left to thaw in buckets, mouse droppings, and grimy blenders used to concoct smoothies. Two Iowa restaurants recently agreed to close temporarily to address the issues found by inspectors. One of the restaurants posed “an imminent health hazard” […] The post Restaurant inspection update: Grimy blenders, mouse droppings and bad sushi appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
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