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Prison-manufactured items sold across Iowa calls to question ethics of prison labor
Tucked away five miles south of Newton, Iowa, Newton Correctional Facility holds 938 low- and medium-security inmates. The facility is also the site of Homes for Iowa, a nonprofit organization that trains incarcerated individuals in home-building trades such as drywall, electric, plumbing, and framing to build affordable homes for Iowans and to reduce recidivism rates, the rate at which incarcerated individuals re-enter incarceration.
1650thefan.com
Cedar Falls, Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys basketball teams compete at State Tournament today
The high school boys basketball State Tournament continues today at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines with a metro and area team among those competing. Gladbrook-Reinbeck takes on North Linn this morning at 10:30. The 4-seed Rebels are 22-3, while the 5th-seeded Lynx are 23-2. This is Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s third consecutive...
The US Sun
American Pickers star Mike Wolfe’s Iowa store slammed as shoppers claim antiques cost ‘3 times the normal price’
AMERICAN Pickers star Mike Wolfe’s Iowa antique store has been slammed for its high prices as customers are accusing the owner of charging three times the normal cost. Mike, 60, owns Antique Archaeology in Le Claire, Iowa and Nashville, Tennessee. Customers have slammed the store for their expensive prices...
Eagle 102.3
35 Years Later: Arrest Made in Iowa Woman’s Disappearance
Major Breakthrough in Iowa Cold Case: 35 Years Later, Arrest Made. A major step has been taken to solve a decades old cold case right here in Iowa. Barbara Lenz’s Disappearance: What Happened in 1989?. In 1989, an Iowa woman named Barbara Lenz went missing and no one ever...
freightwaves.com
Family-owned Iowa carrier looking into possible sale, official says
Gray Transportation, a Waterloo, Iowa-based carrier, is negotiating for a possible sale amid rumors the company is shutting down. “We’re working with our customers and the buyer. We’re probably looking at a Friday deadline,” Darrin Gray, company president, told FreightWaves in an interview when asked about the possible closing of the company.
KIMT
UNI charter bus involved in deadly Oklahoma crash
OKLAHOMA/IOWA (KWWL) -- One person died in a crash in Oklahoma involving a UNI charter bus over the weekend. The crash happened around midnight on Sunday night as UNI fans and students were returning from the Big 12 Wrestling Championships. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says that a wrong-way driver crashed...
cedarfalls.com
Gateway River Park Ribbon Cutting and Community Celebration
The community is invited to celebrate the grand opening of the Cedar Falls Gateway River Park on Saturday, June 7, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Gateway Park Shelter located at East Main and Lincoln Street!. During this fun and free event, guests can learn how to river...
Western Iowa Today
Attorney General Bird’s Iowa Cold Case Unit Announces Murder Charge for the 1989 Disappearance of Barbara Lenz
(State) Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced an arrest for the murder of Barbara Lenz, who disappeared in 1989. This is the first arrest made in a case that the Iowa Cold Case unit has helped investigate. Attorney General Bird launched the statewide unit in July 2024. Lenz was...
The Des Moines Register
Allegiant Air cancels a Des Moines to California flight. See its route changes.
Iowans flying to Los Angeles may have to choose a layover after Allegiant Air said its nonstop flight to Los Angeles International Airport won't return. The flight, which operated on a seasonal basis, was expected to run from May through August, according to the Des Moines International Airport. The company's business model, based on supply and demand, is designed for flexibility to respond to market conditions, said Hector Mejia from Allegiant Media Relations. This approach helps keep prices low for customers. "Our business model is built to give us the flexibility to start and stop service as industry dynamics...