US pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms

(AP)- U.S. health and agriculture officials pledged nearly $200 million in new spending and other efforts Friday to help track and

Iowa sex trafficking victim who killed alleged abuser sought by authorities

Des Moines, IA (AP) — An Iowa teenage sex-trafficking victim convicted of fatally stabbing a man whom she accused of abusing her has

dnr-logo Rains have washed extreme drought out of Iowa

Des Moines, IA-  The latest US Drought Monitor map of Iowa shows no red areas indicating extreme drought.

DNR Hydrologist Tim Hall tells Radio Iowa that we’ve been seeing red for a

conservation Des Moines County Conservation: Hike-a-Park Indian Slough

Burlington, IA-  Des Moines County Conservation has announced the next hike of their spring Hike-a-Park series.

According to a news release, the next hike is set to take place at Indian

justice-law-legal-gavel-court-adobestock_71289049 Gladstone woman sentenced to 90 days in jail, probation in deaths of two construction workers

Oquawka, Ill.-   A Gladstone woman has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and 30 months of probation for the deaths of two construction workers in 2022.

The Hawk Eye reports that 23 year

Utilities complete contentious land swap to clear way for power line in Mississippi River refuge

Madison, Wis. (AP) — Utilities looking to finish building a high-voltage power line linking Iowa and Wisconsin completed a

justice-law-legal-gavel-court-adobestock_71289049 Iowa law lets police arrest migrants. The federal government and civil rights groups are suing

Des Moines, IA (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department sued Iowa on Thursday over its new law that would give the state the authority to

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Obituaries

Obituaries for Wednesday May 8th

Ruth Delores Wyborny, 90, of Burlington, died Sunday, May 5, 2024, at the in Burlington. Born May 12, 1933, in Burlington, she was the daughter of George A. and Lavina F. Hancock Tenhaaf. On July […]

Obituaries for Tuesday April 23rd

Angelo Doud, 78, of Burlington, died Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Azria Health, Prairie Ridge Care Center in Mediapolis. Born January 7, 1946, in Foggia, Italy, he was the son of Charles “Ralph” and Maria […]

Obituaries for Wednesday April 10th

Joni Manske (pronounced Man Ski), 64, of Mt. Pleasant died Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at Henry County Health Center, Mt. Pleasant. Services are pending at Elliott Chapel, New London. Darlene Shumaker Owens,94, of Idaho Falls, […]

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Obituaries for Thursday 3/14

Cecil C. Connelly, 94, of Burlington, died Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at the Arbor Court in Mount Pleasant. Born April 4, 1929, in Bloomfield, IA, he was the son of Myrle Henry and Hazel Wagner […]