Fairfield Fire Department responded to a car versus semi accident with personal injury on Highway 34 at midnight today. No one was trapped and firefighters returned to the station at 12:35 a.m.
DAVENPORT (AP) ? A Davenport man faces a public intoxication charge after authorities used a rescue boat to pluck him out of the Mississippi River.Davenport police say 49-year-old Michael Carty was pulled from the river Saturday afternoon near Centennial Park, as families and fishers along the riverbank watched.An arrest affidavit says Carty got into the water at a boat ramp near the Rhythm City Casino. He told ...
IOWA CITY (AP) ? An Iowa City pharmacist is disputing allegations that he improperly received $1.6 million in insurance claims for expensive drugs to treat hemophilia.Michael Stein pleaded not guilty Monday to federal fraud charges. He operates Pharmacy Matters, which has locations in Iowa City and North Liberty.An indictment alleges Stein filed fraudulent claims seeking reimbursement from Wellmark Blue Cross ...
Residents in the unincorporated areas of Jefferson County will have a chance to vote Aug. 6 to approve or veto the county supporting a project with $1 million to build a new outdoor pool at O.B. Nelson Park and a new gym in Fairfield.The board of supervisors Monday discussed grants and zero-percent interest loans it could apply for to make the donation. The board decided in previous months to borrow the full $1 ...
DES MOINES (AP) ? A bill designed to crack down on so-called cyberbullying failed to advance in the Legislature this year, but Gov. Terry Branstad plans to keep working to toughen Iowa's anti bullying laws.Branstad said Thursday that he plans to hold another state summit on bullying, as he did last fall, and will try to get something passed next year.?It's one of the big challenges kids have. We've had suicides....
SIOUX CITY (AP) ? A Sioux City talk show host is running for U.S. Senate.Republican Samuel Clovis announced his candidacy Monday at a Holiday Inn conference center in Sioux City. He's running for a Senate seat being vacated by retiring five-term Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin.Clovis, who describes himself as conservative, is a former fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force. He currently hosts a radio show on KSCJ-AM ...
The Koreas? first high-level talks in years have been scrapped because of a stalemate over who will lead each delegation, South Korea said today, a day before they were to begin.The cancellation is a blow to tentative hopes that the rivals were about to improve ties following years of rising hostility.North Korea said it wasn?t sending its officials to Seoul for the two-day meeting that was to begin Wednesday ...
IOWA CITY (AP) ? A group that opposes a 20-story tower in Iowa City is suing the city council over a rezoning request.The Coalition Against the Shadow filed a lawsuit Monday in Johnson County District Court. It claims city officials engaged in spot zoning by creating properties with usage restrictions that are different from surrounding properties.The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports the group requested in May ...
CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) ? Police in Cedar Rapids want to remove guns from the street in hopes of reducing violent crime.Gun owners who no longer want guns in their home may turn them in at designated locations this summer. Anyone turning in a gun will not be required to provide an identity or say where the gun came from.Police will give out gift cards for each gun turned in. Funding for the gift cards comes from ...
The Iowa Transportation Commission approved a Revitalize Iowa?s Sound Economy Immediate Opportunity grant application submitted by Ottumwa.Up to $1,172,195 will be made available to assist in the construction of a right-turn lane on U.S. 34 and reconstruction of approximately 2,500 feet of Iowa Avenue from U.S. 34 north to Kay Avenue located on the east side of town. This project is anticipated to be completed ...
When it was a high school, the auditorium and gymnasium at the Burton International School thrummed with the sounds of students gathering for assemblies or bouncing balls.These days, film dialogue and soundtracks fill the nearly 100-year-old building, which has found new life as a movie theater.Developer Joel Landy remade the school into the Cass City Cinema at the Burton Theater.?It had all the seats and a ...
Fairfield Police Department arrested Thaddeus Rashad Nolan, 23, of 801 South D St., at 3:25 a.m. today at Second Street and Stone Avenue. He is charged with public intoxication or intoxication.Police received a report at 2:44 p.m. Monday about shoplifting/theft of $17.89 in merchandise from Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store, 1300 W. Burlington Ave. Police logMonday6:37 p.m. caller reported a dog locked in ...
A traffic accident at 9:58 a.m. Saturday in Jefferson County resulted in personal injury to the driver, Courtney B. Reid, 20, of Fairfield. She was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt west on 155th Street, lost control about a quarter mile east of Highway 1 and rolled into the north ditch. The vehicle came to rest on its top. The driver was transported to Jefferson County Health Center by ambulance. The accident ...
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