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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...
Meet the nominees for the Press-Citizen's Athletes of the Week, July 8-14
Regional softball and baseball ramped up in the Iowa City area last week. Some teams advanced one step closer to their goal of reaching the state tournament while others had their season cut short. Regina Catholic (20-13), Iowa City High (14-23) and Iowa City West (3-32) saw their seasons end, while Regina baseball (14-19) fell short in the regional quarterfinals. ...
One Person Killed, Suspect Arrested in Black Hawk County Shooting
(Hudson, Iowa) -- One person is dead after a shooting Sunday in Black Hawk County. Investigators say police responded to reports of the shooting around 3:40 Sunday morning in Hudson, south of Waterloo. Police say when officers arrived, they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds. The man later died of his injuries at a local hospital. A suspect has been taken into custody.
Davenport man sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - A Davenport man was sentenced to 137 months, or 11 years and five months, in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to a media release, Sylvester George Taylor Staples, 31, was found in possession of a firearm and 9.24 grams of cocaine base on July 10.
Muscatine softball led all season by Skylar Peterson & Aubrey Bender
Muscatine softball just one win away from making another state tournament trip to Fort Dodge. The Muskies avenged their postseason loss from 2021 against Bettendorf Saturday to keep their season alive. The big reason for success? The relationship between pitcher, Skylar Peterson and catcher Aubrey Bender. “We’ve had our ups and downs this season especially […]
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.
Hundreds without power in QCA after storm
Hundreds of Quad City residents are still without power this morning after last night’s storms. According to MidAmerican Energy’s outage website, 415 people are still without power. Of that number, 292 people are in the Iowa Quad Cities and 123 are on the Illinois side. That breaks down to: The website says the outages started […]
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