A bug that was once only found in China and Japan has hitched a ride to Iowa. The Iowa State University Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic has confirmed that the brown marmorated stink bug has made its way to both …
Authorities say three house fires in Des Moines, Iowa, were all caused by weekend thunderstorms. The Des Moines Register reports that lightning strikes triggered fires at two homes in Johnston and one in Clive. The Johnston fires were triggered at …
Iowa is on pace to see the quietest tornado season in nearly 50 years, thanks to the drought. State Climatologist Harry Hillaker says this summer’s extreme dry conditions have helped keep tornadoes at bay. The Gazette in Cedar Rapids reports …
Cedar Falls, Iowa, has settled with DuPont over golf course trees damaged by the company’s Imprelis herbicide. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier says the agreements approved Monday by the City Council will bring the city more than $85,000. A total of …
Iowa officials have approved its part of $1.1 million settlement to the family of a Nebraska boy who died in a boating accident in 2010. The Sioux City Journal says the payment will settle a federal lawsuit filed after the …
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. announced the planned opening of two new Midwest service centers, located in New Albany, Ohio, and Coralville, Iowa. The Coralville location is contingent on the approval of available job training and economic development incentives by …
With seven boating fatalities so far on Iowa lakes and rivers, the state is on pace for its deadliest summer boating season in recent years. Seven fatalities are the most Iowa has seen since nine were reported for the entire …
Authorities are investigating the cause of a weekend fire that temporarily closed a coal plant south of Montrose, Iowa. The Montrose fire department says a conveyor belt caught fire at Hendricks River Logistics about 6 a.m. Saturday. The blaze engulfed …
A repeat of last year’s massive flooding along the Missouri River appears unlikely in Iowa and Nebraska. The National Weather Service issued flooding forecasts this week, and said that the mild winter has lowered the state’s risk. If the weather …
The City Council approved paying nearly $488,000 to a man who filed a lawsuit over a sledding accident in Sioux City, Iowa. The Sioux City Journal reports the council voted Monday to pay its part of the $2.75 million going …