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Governor Kim Reynolds Clarifies Stance On Carbon Pipelines
January 17, 2022
(Des Moines)– Governor Kim Reynolds says carbon pipelines are private sector projects and she does not support direct state investment in any of the pipelines that are proposed. During her Condition of the State address last week, Reynolds called for investment in what she described as carbon capture solutions. Reynolds says she’s talking about state […]
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Iowa To Receive $432M To Repair Structurally Deficient Bridges
January 17, 2022
(Des Moines)– Iowa is set to receive 432 million dollars from the federal infrastructure plan over the next five years. The money will be used to update some of the 45 hundred Iowa bridges considered to be structurally deficient. Some of that work could start as soon as this summer. The head of the American […]
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Multiple Injuries Reported In Single Vehicle Crash
January 15, 2022
(Worthington, Mn.)– A single vehicle crash Friday on Interstate 90 near Worthington sent eight people to the hospital. The Minnesota State Patrol says 55-year-old Kuku Amoday of Sioux Falls lost control of an eastbound Ford passenger van. Troopers say the vehicle left the snow and ice covered road and rolled multiple times. Amoday and seven […]
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New Library Director In Spencer Coming From Within
January 15, 2022
(Spencer)– The new Library Director for the city of Spencer is coming from within. It was announced late this (Friday) afternoon Sarah Beth Red Wing-Fuchsen will fill the position. Sarah Beth has served as full-time Youth Services Librarian since March, 2009. She succeeds Mandi Meulhausen who resigned as Library Director last year.
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Area Cities Declare Snow Emergencies
January 14, 2022
(Undated)– Several cities in the region have issued special declarations due to the snowfall. In Jackson, a snow emergency will be in effect from 1 AM Saturday morning, January 15th, and will remain in place until all the streets are plowed curb to curb. All vehicles, trailers, ice shacks, recreational vehicles, garbage cans etc. must […]
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Investigation Under Way Into Death Of Young Child
January 14, 2022
(Storm Lake)– An investigation is underway into the death of a young child in Storm Lake. Police and paramedics were called to a residence around 11:30 pm Tuesday after getting a report of a seven-year-old child who wasn’t breathing. Lifesaving efforts were performed and the child was taken to a local hospital and was later […]
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Two Men Go Through Ice On West Lake Okoboji While Riding A-T-V
January 14, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– A close call Thursday evening when an all-terrain-vehicle went down in some open water on West Lake Okoboji. Chris Yungbluth of Arnolds Park-Okoboji Fire and Rescue tells KUOO news they, along with the Spirit Lake Fire Department and paramedics, were called to the area off of Triboji Beach and Lazy Lagoon around 5:15 […]
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Child Care Bills Clear Iowa House Subcommittee
January 13, 2022
(Des Moines)– The first pair of bills to come out of the governor’s child care task force are moving forward in the Iowa House. One bill deals with low income families who get government-funded child care assistance or C-C-A. It would let child care centers collect more money from those low-income parents to help make up […]
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Significant Snowfall Still Likely Friday Into Friday Night
January 13, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– The region remains under the threat of what forecasters say could be a significant winter storm Friday and Friday night. A good deal of the region, including the Iowa Great Lakes, has been placed under a winter storm warning from 6:00 am Friday until 6:00 am Saturday for a potential of 5 to […]
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