By DAVID HOTLE – Muscatine Journal, Iowa (TNS) A woman charged in Muscatine County with having animals while barred from doing so under conditions of pretrial release in another animal hoarding case has been released on bail. During a bond review hearing Monday for Kelly Adams, who was arrested Dec. 13 after law enforcement executed
Continue Reading By DAVID HOTLE – Muscatine Journal, Iowa (TNS) Looking back on his interview as a candidate for Muscatine city administrator, Matthew Mardesen remembers being on the same page with the city council and the department heads, as if they were just having a conversation. That conversation turned into a job, as he started as city
Continue Reading By DAVID HOTLE – Muscatine Journal, Iowa (TNS) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will hold a series of hikes in state parks on Jan. 1, 2025, to celebrate the first day of the new year. Wildcat Den State Park will be participating again this year. hike Karri Rutenbeck, the natural resources technician at Wildcat
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By SAMYA KULLAB – Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Five months after their shock offensive into Russia, Ukrainian troops are bloodied and demoralized by the rising risk of defeat in Kursk, a region some want to hold at all costs while others question the value of having gone in at all. Battles are so
Continue Reading By Amanda Davis – The Emporia Gazette (TNS) Dec. 28—In the kitchen of the home of Touch Nou and Chhoukrath Chay, two photographs are proudly displayed on a cabinet. The bottom photograph shows Nou and Chay working at Tyson in 1986 as freshly hired employees. The top photo shows Nou and Chay over thirty years
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By MIMMI MONTGOMERY – Associated Press GOTHENBURG, Sweden (AP) — Burial associations in Sweden are looking to acquire enough land for something they hope they’ll never have to do: bury thousands of people in the event of war. The search follows recommendations from the Church of Sweden’s national secretariat, which reflect crisis preparedness guidelines from
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By Kendra Simpson St. Joseph residents will soon have a new way to refine their sewing skills, easily strike up conversations and perfect their table etiquette thanks to MidCity Excellence teaming up with Tailored Creations by Toni. Kimberly Warren, CEO of MidCity Excellence, and Toni Spearman, owner and operator of Tailored Creations by Toni, decided
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By STEPHEN WADE – AP Sports Writer If you think physical therapy is only about rehabilitation after surgery or recovering from an accident, think again. For the vast majority, seeing a physical therapist should be about prevention, routine assessment and staying well. “We’re the best-kept secret in health care,” Sharon Dunn, the past president of
Continue Reading By Grace King – The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (TNS) Dec. 28—The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — More than a dozen teachers at Jefferson High School will be moving classrooms this spring so renovations can begin for the future College & Career Pathways program.
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By STEVEN GRATTAN – Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change. A warming climate fed drought that in turn fed the worst year for fires since 2005. And
Continue Reading By NINA BAKER – Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa (TNS) As the new year approaches, so do new festivities. Check out some Quad-Cities theaters, bars and businesses with New Year’s Eve celebrations below. Bettendorf: Noon Year’s Eve * Where: Family Museum, 2900 Learning Campus Drive * When: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. * Cost: $10
Continue Reading By JOSHUA SHIMKUS – Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa (TNS) Inmate Juan Randolfo Parrado, 64, was found unresponsive at Federal Correctional Institution Thomson at approximately 5:50 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 26. According to a press release from the Bureau of Prisons, responding employees immediately initiated life-saving measures. These efforts continued while emergency medical services were
Continue Reading By Gretchen Teske – Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa (TNS) Editor’s note: This story is part of a series that ran in Insight magazine looking at how several Iowa and Illinois companies use influencer marketing. Hy-Vee advertises that it has a helpful smile in every aisle, but there are familiar faces advertising the products, too.
Continue Reading By Gretchen Teske – Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa (TNS) History and charm aren’t on the menu at the Crane & Pelican Cafe, but they’re among the first things customers notice. Owner Mandy Harvey has lived in the Quad-Cities all her life, with a special affinity for LeClaire — a river town about 15 miles
Continue Reading By Thomas Geyer – Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa (TNS) As of 6:15 p.m., MidAmerican crews have identified the power outage in Davenport as equipment failure. Power should be restored to the area in about 30 minutes. According to the MidAmerican outage map, the cause is due to an equipment problem. MidAmerican Energy is reporting
Continue Reading By SARAH WATSON – Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa (TNS) Lawmakers in the statehouse appear poised to tackle more legislation to limit property tax collection by cities and counties in the 2025 session. No specific proposals have yet been floated by lawmakers, but the prospect of further limits has some local government officials concerned about
Continue Reading By OLIVIA ALLEN – Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa (TNS) From finances to diapers, one budding Quad-Cities nonprofit is helping local fathers learn the skills they need to succeed as responsible parents. The Quad Cities Responsible Fatherhood Initiative is a new program aimed at building a supportive community of involved, responsible and committed fathers by
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By AIJAZ HUSSAIN – Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister widely regarded as the architect of the country’s economic reform program, was cremated after a state funeral on Saturday as politicians and the public mourned his death. The veteran leader, who was also credited for a landmark nuclear
Continue Reading By AP MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s President Putin apologizes to Azerbaijani leader for “tragic incident” involving crashed Azerbaijani plane.
Continue Reading By L. KENT WOLGAMOTT – Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) OPENING Babygirl. The erotic thriller is back and has never been better than director Halina Reijn and star Nicole Kidman’s exploration of a woman’s dangerous journey to find her own pleasure. R. (Grand). Grade: A A Complete Unknown. In this superb biopic, director James Mangold,
Continue Reading By Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) Good morning, Lincoln. Here’s what you should know today. Shooting victim ID’d The Lincoln Police Department has identified the 20-year-old man who was shot and killed on Christmas Eve. Johnathan McCray was fatally shot multiple times by his 16-year-old brother Tuesday morning, police say. The brother, Kentrail McDaniel, was
Continue Reading By Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office on Friday identified the boy who died in a rollover crash southeast of Pleasanton on Christmas Day as 17-year-old Gavin Reisbeck of Ravenna. In a news release, the Sheriff’s Office said Reisbeck was driving east in a Ford F-150 pickup at about 8:40 p.m.
Continue Reading By ALEX VARGAS – Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) A 31-year-old Lincoln man has been charged with allegedly helping to introduce contraband into prison last year, according to court documents. Kelly McCormack was taken into custody Friday and has been charged with intent to deliver a controlled substance and committing unlawful acts in the Department
Continue Reading By ALEX VARGAS – Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) The Nebraska State Patrol arrested a Valparaiso man Thursday after finding guns and explosives at his home, according to a news release. Booker Holloway, 39, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a
Continue Reading By L. KENT WOLGAMOTT – Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) Ugly Sweater Party with Alli And I, Brad Hoffman, Orion Walsh, Rich Confer, 7 p.m. Friday, Bourbon Theatre. Home after a two-month European tour that took him to the UK, France, Belgium and Germany, and some Christmas-related dates in California, Orion Walsh will, at last,
Continue Reading By Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) A 40-year-old Lincoln man was charged Friday after being accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl and hitting a pregnant woman, according to court documents. Hugo Zepeda was charged with third-degree sexual assault of a child, third-degree assault of a pregnant woman and terroristic threats. According to the probable
Continue Reading By CHRIS DUNKER – Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) UNL music building construction, 12.16 Sinclair Hille principal David Quade (left) and senior associate Kjersten Tucker lead a tour of a new University of Nebraska-Lincoln music building on Dec. 16. With the new building’s design, the Lincoln architecture firm has sought to push the boundaries of
Continue Reading By SHEL RICKERT – Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) Lincoln Electric System has seen a recent uptick in scams related to utility payments, prompting a warning to customers during the holiday season. LES sent a news release earlier this month asking customers to stay alert to phone calls from people posing as LES employees who
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry said Saturday that its forces hit several points inside Pakistan in retaliation for deadly airstrikes last week. Pakistan last Tuesday launched an operation to destroy a training facility and kill insurgents in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province. The strikes killed dozens of people, mostly women and children. Comments from
Continue Reading By Daniel Zeilstra – The Kansas City Star (TNS) Saturday’s TV / radio COLLEGE FOOTBALL The Wasabi Fenway Bowl: Connecticut vs. North Carolina, at Boston, 10 a.m., ESPN The Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl: Boston College vs. Nebraska, at New York, 11 a.m., ABC, KCTE (94.5 FM, 1510 AM) The Isleta New Mexico Bowl: Louisiana-Lafayette
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