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Sibley seeks legal options after plant doesn’t address odor
SIBLEY, Iowa (AP) — Sibley leaders are studying the city’s options after owners of a processing plant didn’t meet a deadline to provide $50,000 to help reduce odors coming from the facility. The Sioux...
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Police in Dubuque find apparent burned crosses, investigating as hate crime
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KWQC) – Crews responded to a report of “something burning” at 22nd and Washington Streets on April 13, 2016 at approximately 4:41 a.m. Police say nothing was located at that time. Later...
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Dubuque police investigate apparent cross burning
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Dubuque police are investigating an apparent cross burning and are treating the incident as a possible hate crime. Police say Dubuque dispatchers received a report early Wednesday...
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Congresswoman: Illinois city should replace lead water lines
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A congresswoman is calling on officials in one Illinois city to replace lead service lines that have tainted the drinking water and contributed to high rates of childhood lead...
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Quad City residents arrested in prostitution investigation
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KWQC) – Three people from the Quad Cities were arrested in an Iowa City prostitution investigation. On Tuesday, April 12, 2016 an investigation focusing on human trafficking and...
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Congresswoman Bustos calls for action on lead in Galesburg water
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KWQC) – Congresswoman Cheri Bustos gave a speech on the Floor of the House urging action for a long-term solution to the problem of elevated lead levels in Galesburg’s water....
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Local artist taking on Trump, Hillary
BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC) – With his kitchen table as his easel, Leo Kelly uses paper and ink to tackle current political issues that aren’t nearly as black and white as his drawings. “Hillary, Bernie,...
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SAU puts spotlight on sexual assault with new video
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – April is a month dedicated to raising awareness about sexual assault. St. Ambrose University is reaching out with a new campaign of caring and support challenging each and...
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Family requests 911 calls in wrongful death lawsuit
LACONA, Iowa (AP) — The family of an Iowa woman who was fatally shot is trying to obtain a 911 call to include in their wrongful death lawsuit against the woman’s son. Sixty-eight-year-old Shirley...
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EPA, other agencies seek more careful review of oil pipeline
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency and two other federal agencies have asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to more carefully review its Dakota Access oil pipeline plan. The...
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EPA, other agencies seek more careful review of oil pipeline
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Environmental Protection Agency and two other federal agencies have asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to more carefully review its Dakota Access oil pipeline plan. The...
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Principal won’t punish ninth-graders who hired male stripper
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines principal has decided not to punish the ninth-grade girls who arranged for a male stripper to perform at their high school’s synchronized swimming club banquet....
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Des Moines man convicted of killing neighbor
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A 31-year-old man has been convicted of killing his neighbor in Des Moines. The Des Moines Register reports (http://dmreg.co/1Yw87Rf ) that jurors Thursday afternoon found...
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Iowa carver turns dead trees into brilliant art
DES MOINES, Iowa (KWQC) – Gary Keenan turns stumps into sculptures. “I carve nearly anything,” Keenan says. Known as a chainsaw artist, he is often commissioned to create elaborate wooden works that...
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Iowa man gets probation for 2013 crash that killed passenger
MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa man has been given five years of probation for a 2013 car crash that killed his 23-year-old passenger. Dean Dempster III was sentenced Tuesday in Delaware County...
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Regents: Limited state dollars mean possible tuition hike
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The board that oversees Iowa’s three public universities has indicated it may need to increase tuition for students because the Legislature has proposed limited new dollars for...
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MidAmerican announces $3.6 billion wind turbine project
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines-based MidAmerican Energy Company says it plans to spend $3.6 billion on a wind turbine operation that will generate up to 2,000 megawatts of electricity. Bill...
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“Verbal altercation” near 3rd and Gaines leads to shots fired in Davenport
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – Police say no one was injured at a shots fired incident on Wednesday night, April 13, 2016. Police responded to 300 Gaines St. around 11:23 p.m. in reference to a shots fired...
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Senate attempts to revive plan to use fund for water quality
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Democratic-controlled Senate is attempting to revive a proposal to fund water quality initiatives through a sales and use tax increase, but the plan has little support in...
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Downtown Waterloo group approves radio tower on second vote
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Downtown boosters and Black Hawk County officials have decided to build a new public safety radio communications tower on Waterloo City Hall grounds. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls...
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