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D.C. Dispatch: Electric vehicles, drug trafficking and cybersecurity
New electric vehicle standards, veteran local health care access and cybersecurity concerns were all the subjects of letters sent to different government agencies by Iowa lawmakers this week. A new bill would require social media platforms to report instances of drug trafficking to authorities. Read about what Iowa’s congressional delegation has been up to below: […] The post D.C. Dispatch: Electric vehicles, drug trafficking and cybersecurity appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
Setting Off Fireworks in Iowa Legal, Comes with Restrictions
Despite an increase in complaints, setting off consumer-grade fireworks is allowed in Iowa, generally, under state law. Chickasaw County Sheriff Ryan Shawver says some restrictions apply. Shawver also notes that firework ordinances can vary from city to city. The firework ordinance in New Hampton reflects the state code, but shooting...
Resident of Klemme places high in venture school competition
Caleb Renner of Klemme took home 3rd place at the 2024 University of Iowa’s Venture School Launch Day held last month. 10 teams from across the state of Iowa competed in the event which was held at EntreFEST, a two-day entrepreneurial conference in Cedar Rapids. A total of 37-thousand dollars in prize money was awarded.
Sioux Center native Christian Rozeboom ready for leap after career year with Rams
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (KCAU) – Sioux Center native Christian Rozeboom is coming off his best NFL season to date and is looking for more heading into his fourth NFL season. The SDSU alum is in his second stint with the Los Angeles Rams after bouncing around early in his NFL career. Rozeboom started with the […]
Pastor Ken Eberline returns to George
GEORGE—Pastor Ken Eberline never planned on returning to rural N’West Iowa. In fact, he never planned on becoming a pastor. He said it is not unlike God to open doors to places unexpected. Ebenezer Presbyterian Church in George made Eberline its pastor in April, inherently also making him...
Severe Threat in the Plains Sunday
Severe weather is expected to continue into Monday morning from the Front Range of Colorado through the Plains of Oklahoma. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a SLIGHT risk (level 2 out of 5) across the front range of Colorado and New Mexico and into Texoma/the Red River Valley of Texas and Oklahoma through Monday morning.
WATCH: Disastrous flooding in lakeside neighborhood forces family to abandon pool day
NORTH SIOUX CITY, SD - A North Sioux City homeowner has described how he and his wife "abandoned our pool day with the kids" and "scrambled" to "race away" from rapidly rising water as their street was inundated during a flood-mitigation measure. Video sent to Storyful by Malcolm Speichinger shows...
In the Absence of Water
As concerns with Iowa’s water quality continue to grow, here is a relevant episode from the archive. Too often one doesn’t know the value of something until it’s gone. When it’s a large body of water undergoing a long, slow disappearing act it’s easy to understand how something so devastating might go overlooked. But Jon Kounkel, from Friends of Coralville Lake, says if left untreated one day we will wake up to a marshland where the lake once stood.
Iowa Great Lakes Sanitary Sewer System is Still at Capacity
Milford, IA (KICD) — The Iowa Great Lakes Sanitary Sewer system is still at capacity. CEO Steve Anderson says they’ve finally pinpointed a problem on the West and Northwest side of West Lake. Anderson is asking homeowners to prevent their flooded houses from emptying into the sanitary sewer.
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