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Vishnu Springs to be topic of Hancock County Historical Society meeting on Saturday
CARTHAGE, Ill. — The Hancock County Historical Society will present Vishnu Springs at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Carthage Community Center, 300 Main. Admission is free. the Presenter will be Marla Vizdal. Vizdal, originally a Rockford native, came to Macomb to attend WIU and has been in Macomb since....
Over 40 dogs abandoned at Belvidere dog park
BELVIDERE, Ill. (WTVO) — Authorities are working to discover who abandoned over 40 dogs in Belvidere’s Hammertime Unleashed Dog Park on Monday morning. Mick Johnston took a video of the puppies running loose on the grounds and posted it to Facebook. The dogs were taken in by the Boone County Animal Services, who made a […]
Bizarre Earthquake in Northern Illinois Monday Felt By Hundreds
I've followed earthquakes for decades and cannot remember hardly any earthquakes striking this part of Illinois. It was a jolt that was strong enough to be felt by hundreds and has been confirmed by the USGS. According to the time stamp on the USGS site, this weird north-central Illinois earthquake...
Trucking company fires second driver in three years for not wearing “buzz cut”
An Illinois trucking company fired a driver for his hair style for the second time in three years last month. 26-year-old Drew Harbey was fired from TMC Transportation in Des-Moines, Iowa on June 23rd during his training after refusing to wear a “buzz cut” hairstyle. “I was one...
Quincy fugitive wanted for aggravated domestic battery
Quincy, Ill. (KHQA) — The Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers is looking for information from the public on the whereabouts of Kouri R. Woods. Woods, 34 years of age, is the "Fugitive of the Week," and his last known address was the 4000 block of Rosedale Court in Quincy, Illinois.
Severe storms with tornado reports whip through Midwest, killing 1, cutting power to 460K
CHICAGO (AP) — Storms spawning multiple tornado reports blew through Iowa, Illinois — including Chicago — and Indiana on Monday, downing trees and power poles and cutting power to more than 460,000 customers and businesses. A woman in Indiana died after a tree fell onto a home, authorities said.
Iowa DNR is Hosting meetings in Western Iowa
Cherokee IA, (KICD)–The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting eight meetings in western Iowa to discuss the status of the region’s deer population levels. State Deer Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Jace Elliott, spoke with KICD about the upcoming meeting in Cherokee. Elliott talks...
Iowa GOP Chair Jeff Kaufmann, AG Brenna Bird give nominating speeches at RNC
Iowa Republicans played important roles during the first day of the Republican National Convention Monday. Iowa GOP Chair Jeff Kaufmann kicked off the process of nominating former President Donald Trump as the official 2024 Republican presidential candidate. Later, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird presided over the nomination of U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance as Trump’s running […] The post Iowa GOP Chair Jeff Kaufmann, AG Brenna Bird give nominating speeches at RNC appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
When Iowa’s extreme heat will give way to severe storms Monday
IOWA — A deep ridge of high pressure and hot temperatures has been firmly in place over the Central US and here in Iowa. As the ridge sinks further south today and tonight, storm chances will increase for Iowa as storms move along the top of that ridge and across our state. This weather pattern […]
Fairfield man arrested for methamphetamine possession
Burlington, IA- The Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a Fairfield man for Possession of a Controlled Substance. According to a news release, at about 10:30 PM Friday, July 12th, Des Moines County Deputies stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation near Mt. Pleasant Street and Chalfant Street.
Delta Airlines flight diverted to St. Louis, after rapidly descending over mid-Missouri
A Delta Airlines flight going Wyoming to Atlanta on Saturday, rapidly descended over northern mid-Missouri on and had to be diverted to Lambert Airport in St. Louis mid-flight. The plane, a Boeing 757-200, had departed from Jackson Hole Airport in Wyoming, and was headed to Hartsfield – Jackson International Atlanta...
A dam fails after rain, wind, tornadoes pound the Midwest. The Chicago area is cleaning up
Thunderstorms with heavy rains and tornadoes rattled the Chicago area and elsewhere in the Midwest, cutting power to hundreds of thousands. CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of people in a southern Illinois town were ordered to evacuate Tuesday as water rolled over the top of a dam, just one perilous result of severe weather that raged through the Midwest overnight with relentless rain and tornadoes and hit the Chicago area especially hard. Hundreds of thousands of people lost power, and even weather forecasters had to briefly scramble for safety. The National Weather Service cited a tornado in Des Moines, Iowa, one...
Volunteers unite under Iowa Disaster Human Resource Council during crises
JOHNSTON, Iowa (KGAN) — Iowa is no stranger to severe weather, having experienced the 2008 floods, the 2020 derecho and most recently the devastating tornado in Greenfield. During these tough times, hundreds of volunteers come together to lend a helping hand, making a significant impact. The Iowa Disaster Human...
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