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The West Bend Grotto will host Customer Appreciation Events tomorrow. “We want people to know that we appreciate their business that they have given to us in supporting the grotto in so many different ways, whether it’s volunteering, working,” Walker said. “…It’s just a good way to give back to our town and our surrounding […] View Full Story

The sports betting company Fan Duel has been fined $95,000 on two violations involving wagers not allowed in Iowa. Racing and Gaming Racing administrator Tina Eick says one of the violations came from bets on soccer games.  “You can’t wager on decisions made by an umpire or referee in the state, and so one of […] View Full Story

A Creighton University survey of supply managers in manufacturing plants in the middle of the country shows business conditions improved in the region last month and remain solid in Iowa. Creighton University Economics Professor Ernie Goss conducts the survey. “It’s consistent with solid overall regional economic growth as it spills over into the broader economy,” Goss […] View Full Story

A Manning woman is dead and a Shenandoah man is charged with first-degree murder after a shooting Sunday morning in Lake View. The Sac County Emergency Communication Center received a 911 call shortly before 10:30 a.m. Sunday reporting a shooting at a home on East Shore Drive, just off Black Hawk Lake. When law enforcement […] View Full Story

One person was killed and five injured in a Sunday afternoon collision on one of the Iowa Great Lakes. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says two boats on West Lake Okoboji collided at about 1 p.m. Sunday. One person died. Five others in the same boat were injured and taken to hospitals in Spirit […] View Full Story

The first day of school in most Iowa districts is just three weeks away and the Iowa Department of Education has recently issued guidelines outlining how Iowa educators may discipline students who are disruptive or violent. Iowa schools must have written policies outlining when students can be kicked out of a classroom and under what […] View Full Story

Republican Zach Lahn says if he’s elected governor, he will push to offer public schools “innovation waivers” from things like mandatory testing or some high school graduation requirements, so schools create a portfolio of experiences that fit each student. “The question is: ‘How do we make our public schools better?’” Lahn said this weekend. “And […] View Full Story

A former federal prosecutor says Republican Governor Kim Reynolds should use already existing fraud fighting options rather than wait for a task force report on Medicaid fraud. Reynolds appointed the task force this summer. Attorney Kevin Techau led the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals when Democrat Tom Vilsack was governor. During a news conference […] View Full Story

Postville Fire Chief Jeffrey Bohr says the fire at at the Agri Star Meat Plant this week started accidentally in the laundry room and spread quickly. “I’m guessing a 75% loss and structural damage, that’s not including the loss of products, you know, the prepackaging materials and stuff like that,” Bohr says. The fire burned […] View Full Story

Operators of the state’s news casino in Cedar Rapids announced they will be opening sooner than projected. Kim Pang is the general manager of Cedar Crossing Casino & Entertainment Center.  “We originally planned for New Year’s Eve, but you know, we’re preparing for a mid-November opening now,” he says. Pang says everything has fallen into […] View Full Story