Leaders in many Iowa communities are struggling with whether to support or block data center development. The Marshalltown City Council enacted a four-month moratorium on data center construction last month, at the same meeting where Amir Atefi, CEO of Swarm Systems, made a presentation proposing a $350-million data center. Atefi says once the moratorium expires […] View Full Story
A gas-powered scooter called the Doodle Bug was made in Webster City for only three years just after the end of World War Two and many decades later, the two-wheeled devices remain highly-coveted. Gerald Huisman is one of the organizers of the Doodle Bug Club which is holding its annual reunion in Webster City this […] View Full Story
One of the men involved in the Lyon County Courthouse burglary has been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison. Forty-year-old Brandon Lyle High Pipe pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal mischief, conspiracy to commit a nonforcible felony, and third-degree burglary. The county attorney’s office says High Pipe and Luciano Sanchez forced their way into […] View Full Story
Two New York men who are Chinese Nationals have pleaded guilty in the theft of used cooking oil in Iowa and eight other states. Thirty-three-year-old Tianzhu Chen pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and money laundering, and 33-year-old Yong Chen pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy. They were accused along with eleven others of stealing or attempting […] View Full Story
Electricity demand in Iowa is growing like never before, and a study says that’s largely due to the proliferation of data centers for AI and cloud computing. The 16th annual Iowa Climate Statement is being released by a group of more than 180 scientists and sustainability scholars from 31 Iowa colleges, universities and other institutions. Dave […] View Full Story
Rob Sand, the Democrat who’s running for governor, is touting endorsements from five dozen current and former public safety officials, including seven county attorneys. Fremont County Peter Johnson, a Democrat who previously served as mayor of Sidney, spoke at a news conference early this morning. “When I had some questions about public finance, I reached […] View Full Story
State Department of Veterans Affairs Cemetery Bureau Chief Gavin Sandvig says they don’t see many funerals now for World War Two veterans at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter. He says there are indications at other facilities that the number of living World War Two veterans continues to drop. “The Iowa Veterans Home in […] View Full Story
With a third straight day of heavy rain, the flood watch is being extended to cover 40 counties — from southwest to northeast Iowa. Meteorologist Dylan Dodson, at the National Weather Service, says there’s localized street flooding in areas where it’s been pouring. “We’ve been getting pretty persistent rain and thunderstorms,” Dodson says. “Generally, amounts […] View Full Story
When the times get tough, some of us escape into the pages of a book, and one of the nation’s top romance writers will be in central Iowa tonight. The 30-plus novels of Eloisa James have been published in 28 languages and have sold more than seven-million copies worldwide. In an interview with Radio Iowa, […] View Full Story
The average price for a gallon of diesel fuel in Iowa is at a record high $6.06 a gallon today according to Triple-A. R. Tyler Priest, a University of Iowa historian who’s written four books about the oil industry, said diesel fuel is often called “the workhorse of the global economy” because it fuels semis, […] View Full Story
