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Des Moines police searching for robbery suspect who is considered 'armed and dangerous'
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines police are asking the public for help in locating a man who allegedly robbed a person at a local park. Police say 20-year-old Masio Andrew Vangenderen allegedly assaulted and stole a gun from a victim. Vangenderen has a warrant out for his arrest for second degree robbery.
Carlisle softball defeats ADM for Iowa high school state championship
FORT DODGE — There was a bit of déjà vu happening in Fort Dodge. The Class 4A Iowa high school softball state championship game featured Adel-DeSoto-Minburn and Carlisle. Carlisle’s players...
New Illinois Law Requires Weather Radios In Certain Homes
It's been a rough tornado season and a new Illinois law is taking aim at that. We can all agree it's been a messy summer. In the Chicago area alone last week, there were 33 tornadoes, compared to their usual 5 or 6 per year. With the derecho that moved through last week, 5 tornadoes rolled through the QCA. In Iowa, May was ridiculous. We average 11 tornadoes in May. But this year, we had over 80 tornadoes in May alone.
Examine worries about Iowa's ag economy; check RAGBRAI coverage; wish us happy birthday!
Twenty-two percent of Iowa's economy — $53.1 billion and 385,000 jobs — is tied to agriculture, from crop and livestock production to manufacturing, according to a new report commissioned by the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers. Those statistics underscore how foundational agribusiness is to Iowa's economy, which is why agricultural economists are watching with concern as the count of layoffs climbs at Iowa's ag-related manufacturers and food processors, according to a story published earlier this week from...
Iowa State Fair launches first ever farmers market this year
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa State Fair may be known for its fried food, but some fresher options are coming this year with their new All-Iowa Fair View Farmers Market. A spokesperson for the Iowa State Fair said it is starting small for the first year, with five vendors in total. Each vendor gets […]
More Iowa John Deere layoffs announced
DES MOINES, Iowa — Last week John Deere announced it would be cutting some salaried positions due to a decline in agricultural equipment sales, and Wednesday, those employees learned their fate. According to a WARN notice on the Iowa Workforce Development website, John Deere let go of 69 employees in Waterloo and 34 employees in […]
Carlisle, Pleasant Valley win state softball titles
FORT DODGE, Iowa — Champions were crowned in classes 5A and 4A in State Softball in Fort Dodge Thursday night. In Class 5A, Pleasant Valley topped West Des Moines Valley 14-11. Carlisle edged ADM 7-6 to win the championship in Class 4A.
Musketeers add Alex Doyle as associate head coach
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – The Sioux City Musketeers have added Alex Doyle as the organization’s associate head coach. Most recently, Doyle worked as the head coach of the San Jose Sharks 16AAA program last year while also having connections with current Musketeers head coach Jason Kersner. Doyle worked under Kersner during his time with […]
Dog attacks dog and other reports
Police received a report at 10:10 a.m. Thursday of a dog that was attacked by another dog at about 9:15 p.m. the night before at the corner of Lloyd Place and Cheryl Street. The dog was declared dangerous. 1 arrested on warrant Police arrested Laura Lee Winter, 48, on an Iowa warrant at 6:45 p.m. […] The post Dog attacks dog and other reports appeared first on Albert Lea Tribune.
Rusher leads Ankeny to 4th-place finish, lands spot on Class 5A all-tourney team
Ankeny senior Abby Rusher was named to the Class 5A all-tournament team after leading the Hawkettes to a fourth-place finish in the state softball tournament this week at Fort Dodge. Rusher went 4-for-10 at the plate with at least one hit in all three games. She went 2-for-3 and had...
Cedar Rapids Kennedy takes down Johnston to reach Iowa state baseball tournament title game
CEDAR RAPIDS— There's no better way to put an exclamation point on a game than what Cedar Rapids Kennedy sophomore Ty Donels did in the Class 4A Iowa state baseball tournament semifinals against Johnston on Thursday. The infielder hit a walk-off home run to lead the Cougars to an 8-7 win over...
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