Month: April 2018

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Multiple departments fought fire at motel near Walnut

A sold-out hotel in southwest Iowa was heavily damaged by fire on Sunday morning and although the place was packed when the fire broke out, no one was reported hurt. Doug Reed, with Pottawattamie County Emergency Management, says the fire was reported at the Super 8 near Walnut around 6:40 A.M. Reed said the first […]Powered by WPeMatico

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State News

Many people still text and drive in Iowa despite law change

April has been distracted driving awareness month and a state trooper says it continues to be a problem across the country and in Iowa. Sergeant Nathan Ludwig with the Iowa State Patrol says they see motorists texting driving every day on Iowa’s roadways despite a change in law that makes it illegal. “It just seems […]Powered by WPeMatico

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State News

Individual income tax cuts first in GOP plan, corporate cuts if economic triggers met

Iowa’s Republican governor and Republican legislators announced a tax agreement on Friday evening, but the legislation to implement the plan was still being written this the weekend. Senator Randy Feenstra, a Republican from Hull, says for tax year 2019, the cuts will be solely on individual income taxes. “At the very minimum, each individual will […]Powered by WPeMatico

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National

Teachers say ‘frustration’ over decade of cuts to education is fueling nationwide revolt

iStock/Thinkstock(MESA, Ariz.) -- On most Mondays, Stacy Masciangelo, a teacher in Mesa, Arizona, would be in her classroom teaching 33 junior high school students computer technology with outdated equipment that sometimes takes eight minutes just to log on.But this Monday, Masciangelo will join thousands of fellow teachers at the state Capitol in Phoenix, walking a picket line for the third day of a statewide public educator strike."We're frustrated. It's frustrating. […]

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National

Two women fought off alleged kidnapper in separate, brazen attempts: authorities

iStock/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) -- Two women fought off an alleged kidnapper in separate incidents in Houston, Texas, authorities said.The Harris County Sheriff's Office is now looking for the man, who was driving a grey Toyota sedan when he tried to snatch the women off the street Saturday morning.The first woman told deputies she was walking outside in the Willow West neighborhood about 10:45 a.m. when she saw the Toyota with tinted windows […]

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National

White House tree planted by Presidents Trump, Macron mysteriously vanishes

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Something of a mystery has taken root at the White House -- an oak tree sapling, planted by President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron, has gone missing.The sapling was a gift from the French president during last week's ballyhooed state visit.Washington media flocked to the South Lawn Monday to snap photos and shout questions as the two heads of state ceremoniously shoveled soil on […]

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National

Police officer killed by stray bullet while in his home

iStock/Thinkstock(WEST MEMPHIS, Ark.) -- An Arkansas police officer is dead after a fluke incident in which he was struck by a stray bullet while in his home.Capt. Joe Baker, of the West Memphis, Arkansas, police said the officer from nearby Forrest City was struck by the bullet at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon. The officer, identified as Oliver Johnson, was off-duty at the time and not involved in law enforcement […]

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National

Cat loose for a week in JFK Airport finally caught, reunited with owner

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Pepper's very own personal recreation of "The Terminal" is over.The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that after a week of fleeting sightings, close calls and mice-free baggage areas, the cat loosed upon John F. Kennedy International Airport last weekend has been caught and will be reunited with her owner.Pepper, the cat, slipped free from her owner on April 20 when they were checking […]

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National

Waffle House shooting hero raises more than $185K for victims

Jason Davis/Getty Images(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- James Shaw Jr., the hero of the April 22 Waffle House shooting, has launched a campaign on a crowdfunding site to raise money for the victims of the deadly attack in a Nashville suburb.Shaw initially wanted to raised $15,000. By April 29, the site had collected over $188,000."Please take the time to donate as all of the proceeds will be given to the families. Thank […]

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