Iowa nurse accused of having sex with a patient
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A 56-year-old nurse has been accused of having a sexual relationship with a woman he was caring for. The Des Moines Register reports (http://dmreg.co/23Gh5Cv ) police started...
View ArticleAuthorities say man died after being hit by train
GRINNELL, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a 39-year-old man died after being hit by a train in central Iowa. Medics and police were sent to the scene in Grinnell a little after 2:15 a.m. Saturday. The man...
View ArticleChase ends when motorcycle slams into Iowa patrol cruiser
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a police chase ended in Cedar Falls when a motorcycle ran into the back of an Iowa State Patrol cruiser. The incident began around 9 p.m. Saturday when a...
View ArticleFate of Walnut school building unknown with district merger
WALNUT, Iowa (AP) — The city of Walnut is debating how to best preserve a historic school building as it prepares to launch a new school district this summer. The Daily Nonpareil (http://bit.ly/1rb8qGW...
View ArticleEgg producer Rembrandt Foods to build new cage-free farm
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One of the nation’s largest egg producers says it plans to build a new cage-free farm in eastern South Dakota that will house 3 million egg-laying hens. Spirit Lake, Iowa-based...
View ArticleHigh School trebuchet competition – April 22
BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC) – Bettendorf High School students will be competing with their peers from Pleasant Valley,Clinton Prince of Peace, Moline High, and Durant schools in a trebuchet contest Friday,...
View ArticleCitiBus crash on W. Kimberly in Davenport
DAVENOPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – First responders are at the scene of a crash involving a Davenport CitiBus. It happened in the westbound lane on West Kimberly Rd. near a car wash business at Lillie Ave....
View ArticleDavenport bartender accused of serving after hours
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – A bartender at a Davenport nightclub faces charges after police say they discovered five patrons drinking after hours. According to the police affidavit, officers were called...
View ArticleIowa lawmakers at odds over history museum, renovations
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The leaders of a legislative budget group say lawmakers are at odds over how to pay for some proposed renovation projects in Iowa, including upgrades to the state’s flagship...
View ArticleWestern Iowa man sentenced to prison for July 4 fatal crash
LOGAN, Iowa (AP) — A western Iowa man who pleaded guilty to killing a pedestrian while driving drunk on the Fourth of July has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. A judge gave 26-year-old Austin...
View ArticleIowa farm equipment maker Kinze lays off 121 workers
WILLIAMSBURG, Iowa (AP) — Iowa farm equipment maker Kinze Manufacturing says it must lay off 121 workers as low grain prices have slowed farmer purchases. The Des Moines Register reports...
View ArticleRepeat rapist Ben Sanders settles in Davenport but with restrictions
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – According the the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, there are over 350 sexual offenders living in Scott County. Now one of those is repeat offender, Ben Sanders. According to the...
View ArticleCrews respond to mobile home fire in Davenport
UPDATE – Davenport Fire officials now tell us there was a fatality. The fire remains under investigation. Davenport, IOWA (KWQC) – Fire crews in Davenport responded to a mobile home fire near the 6500...
View ArticleIowa farm equipment maker Kinze lays off 121 workers
WILLIAMSBURG, Iowa (AP) — Iowa farm equipment maker Kinze Manufacturing says it must lay off 121 workers as low grain prices have slowed farmer purchases. The Des Moines Register reports...
View ArticleIowa nurse accused of having sex with a patient
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A 56-year-old nurse has been accused of having a sexual relationship with a woman he was caring for. The Des Moines Register reports (http://dmreg.co/23Gh5Cv ) police started...
View ArticlePolk County may take step toward hike in local minimum wage
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Polk County Board of Supervisors is expected to form a task force Tuesday that will explore raising the minimum wage. Supervisor John Mauro told The Des Moines Register...
View ArticleRiverboat owners take appeal to Iowa Supreme Court
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lawyers for the operator of the former Argosy Sioux City riverboat casino have asked the Iowa Supreme Court to consider their lawsuit against state regulators and other parties....
View ArticleStoplight Sisters
TIPTON, Iowa (KWQC) – Music is their mutual interest! The two women first met in Tipton. Moira DePasquale is trained in classical music. She plays a violin which is more than 200 years old. Mary...
View ArticlePolice say day care operator was smoking pot as kids slept
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have accused a North Liberty day care operator of smoking marijuana while watching several children at her home. Fifty-four-year-old Pamela Nelson was arrested...
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