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Louisiana, keep your hands off my Commandments
Neal Schuster is the rabbi of Temple B’nai Jeshurun in Des Moines. This essay is the prepared version of remarks he delivered at a Shabbat service on June 28. Well, let’s see – what’s in the news? What’s in the news?. Hmm, let’s see. Oh,...
John Deere Continues with Layoffs Across Midwest in Illinois & Iowa
So far this year over 1,000 workers in Iowa have lost their jobs at John Deere; that includes the recent announcement of layoffs coming to Davenport on August 30th of 211 workers and the 99 being released from the Dubuque plant on the same date. John Deere, a leading manufacturer...
American Pickers show fakery and secrets revealed including filming in closed store & Danielle Colby’s role at Iowa shop
AMERICAN Pickers is set to return in the fall on History Channel, but a source has exclusively claimed to The U.S. Sun there is show fakery and secrets viewers may be shocked to learn. American Pickers – which stars Mike and Robbie Wolfe, Danielle Colby, and Jon “Jersey Jon” Szalay – often films inside Mike’s […]
Dubuque Airport Confirms Avelo Airlines Flights Won’t Return This Year
Merely a little over a year after they announced expanded flights to Las Vegas, and roughly seven months after they paused flights to Orlando, Dubuque's only airline has informed the Regional Airport that Dubuque will not be included in their flight schedule for the remainder of 2024. Avelo Airlines made...
Sweet corn comes back for the season
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - Sweet corn is back, and Saturday was the first chance people at the Dubuque Farmers’ Market could buy Sweet corn. “It’s like the corn version of ice cream,” Alek Eglinton said. Many people went to the Farmers’ Market specifically for the yellow treat,...
Field of Dreams Movie Site hosts naturalization ceremony
DYERSVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - For 35 people, their official entrance into U.S. citizenship took place a couple feet away from first base. Saturday, the Field of Dreams Movie Site hosted a naturalization ceremony before the 36th annual Ghost Players game. People from 15 countries took the Oath of Allegiance, and...
Dubuque Police Report Increased Gunfire Incidents
During the initial half of 2024, Dubuque, Iowa, has witnessed a surge in reported criminal gunfire incidents. Since the beginning of the year, authorities have documented nine such occurrences. This number surpasses the entire count of seven from the previous year. It also exceeds the two cases noted in the same period in 2023 and the six from 2022’s first half.
Waterloo Woman Assaulted 5 People
A Waterloo woman is in jail after allegedly assaulting at least five people on Friday, according to the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Police says 57 year old Dana Leohr was at a home at 612 Newton Street where she hit or punched two people before getting in her car and driving away. She then allegedly drove her car at a group of people on Riehl Street but missed them and hit a construction trailer and two houses. She was arrested and taken to Allen Hospital where she allegedly punched a police officer in the face. She is now facing assault charges and OWI. Leohr has a history of assaulting police officers. In 2016, she was arrested for Public Intoxication. During that arrest she kicked and punched one officer and grabbed another’s testicles.
Sophomore Kyla Schulte is a strong playmaker for Clear Creek Amana softball
Without plate discipline, it’s hard to get things rolling in softball. Pitch recognition, patience and zone awareness are traits that elite batters must carry every time they step into the box. For right-handed bat Kyla Schulte, those are skills that she wanted to strengthen entering her sophomore season for Clear Creek Amana softball. Schulte...
FBI Investigates Cedar Falls Ransomware Incident
Details about a startling incident involving the city of Cedar Falls is coming to light. According to a report from Cedar Falls officials, there was allegedly some sort of ransomware attack in the month of June. Officials have confirmed that on June 19th, 2024, the city detected this ransomware event.
Randalia no longer a city, officially unincorporates
RANDALIA, Iowa (KCRG) - Randalia, only of the smallest cities in Eastern Iowa with a population of around 50 people, is no longer considered a city at all. The Fayette County Baord of Supervisors said it was always up to the few residents of Randalia to run the whole city. They had to serve on the city council, maintain the roads and streets, and build their own wastewater treatment plant. Finding people and the money to do those jobs was part of why the city decided to unincorporate. Randalia was officially unincorporated on June 30.
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