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Rhys Dakin among USA TODAY Sports’ instant impact freshmen
The Iowa Hawkeyes know how to turn terrific play in the third phase of the game into winning football. Punting is winning. That’s a moniker that’s taken to heart in Iowa City. Last season, storied Hawkeye punter Tory Taylor captured the Ray Guy Award after setting the NCAA single-season punting yardage record with 4,479 yards on 93 punts. Taylor had 109 punts downed inside the opponents’ 20-yard-line over the past three seasons. Taylor was so good that the Chicago Bears were comfortable using a fourth-round pick on him in the 2024 NFL draft. With Taylor off to the Windy City in the NFL, opposing...
Probation violation leads to felony drug charge against Mason City woman
MASON CITY, Iowa – A North Iowa woman wanted for a probation violation is jailed for illegal drugs. Tara Mae Klein, 40 of Mason City, is charged with a class “B” controlled substance violation. The Mason City Police Department says a warrant was issued for Klein’s arrest...
Supervisors approve rezoning for biodigester 3-2, after turbulent public hearing
A request to rezone a piece of rural Ridgeway property from agricultural to industrial was approved in a 3-2 vote by the Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors following a public hearing on the issue Monday morning. Novilla Renewable Natural Gas submitted the zoning application, and the proposed biodigester will be...
Man convicted in killings of 3 men near Wisconsin quarry
A man has been convicted in the fatal 2021 shootings of three men whose bodies were found outside a Wisconsin quarry.A La Crosse County jury found Nya Thao, 37, of Onalaska guilty Tuesday of three counts of intentional first-degree homicide and one count of felon in possession of a firearm, the La Crosse Tribune reported.It was Thao's second trial in the killings; his first ended in a hung jury last year. His sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 14.Thao and Khamthaneth Rattanasack were both charged in the July 2021 slayings of Peng Lor and Nemo Yang, both 24, and Trevor Maloney,...
Iowa State Patrol Dubs August “Aggressive Driving Enforcement” Month
The Iowa State Patrol (ISP) is looking to curb traffic crashes during the month of August. That’s Trooper Tom Williams with the ISP’s Mason City District office, who says a spike in travel comes from many people still traveling on family vacations and more students driving when school gets back in session later this month.
Eldridge denies public access to emails about city administrator
The City of Eldridge is denying public access to emails that a city worker sent to a colleague about the city administrator. The emails in question helped form the basis of the city’s rationale for firing the worker in May. State records indicate Jody Coffman worked as Eldridge’s full-time utility billing clerk prior to her […]
KHAK’s Radiothon for the Children’s Miracle Network
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – A 2-day push is underway to help children battling illnesses at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. KHAK’s Radiothon for the Children’s Miracle Network runs Thursday and Friday. In the past 26 years, the Radiothon has raised more than $3.1 million to help support children and their families as they undergo treatments at UIHC. KHAK broadcasts live from the hospital speaking with doctors, patients and their families about the difference donations can make.
Four hurt in Winona County collision on Wednesday
WINONA, Minn. – A two-vehicle collision in Winona County Wednesday injured four people. The Minnesota State Patrol says a 16-year-old female was driving a 2016 Chevy Impala south on Highway 61 while Thomas Gerard Falter, 55 of Westby, Wisconsin, was northbound in a 2008 Honda Pilot. The State Patrol says the vehicles crashed near the intersection with Gilmore Avenue around 6:39 pm.
Livestock exhibitors capture the essence of the Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, Iowa — The sounds never stop in the sheep barn. The air is filled with the buzz of shears and the more-than-occasional bleat of a sheep. People travel from all over to show their sheep at the Iowa State Fair. Ten-year-old Dalton Klamfoth of Ohio, appearing calm...
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