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Iowa soon getting electric vehicle charging stations

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August 24th, 2019 by admin

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — MidAmerican Energy has announced its plans to erect fast-charging stations for electric vehicles in more than a dozen Iowa cities.

The Des Moines-based energy company says it plans to build the publicly-accessible stations, with two charging plugs per station, in 15 urban and rural communities. A DC fast-charger, also called a “Level 3” charger, can generally charge an electric vehicle in 20 to 45 minutes.

MidAmerican seeks to install the stations in Altoona, Avoca, Carroll, Clarinda, Davenport, Dexter, Early, Emmetsburg and Iowa City, as well as Fort Dodge, Little Sioux, Oskaloosa, Sheldon, Sioux City and Waterloo.

Once MidAmerican Energy selects site hosts, the company plans to begin building the stations by the end of the year.

Charging station hosts will set their own usage fees.

7AM Newscast 08/24/2019

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August 24th, 2019 by admin

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Corning woman arrested on identify and credit card theft charges

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August 24th, 2019 by admin

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Corning woman on Friday. At 9:30pm Deputies arrested 33-year-old April Maeder of Corning on two warrants out of Osceola. The first warrant for Unauthorized Use of a Credit Card, a Class D Felony. The second warrant for Identity Theft, a Class D Felony. Maeder was taken to the Clarke County Jail and held on $10,000 bond.

Rep. Axne continues 16-county tour with 4 stops on Saturday

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August 23rd, 2019 by admin

DES MOINES, IA – This Saturday, August 24, U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne will continue her 16-county tour for August with four stops in Union, Ringgold, Taylor, and Adair counties.

Rep. Axne will start the day by visiting Child Specialty Health Clinics in Creston. She will then host a “Connect with Your Congresswoman” (CWYC) in rural Ringgold County, then tour Seth Watkins’ farm with the Izaak Walton League in Taylor County. Axne will end the day with a tour of the Iowa Aviation Museum in Adair County.

Axne’s CWYC town hall events provide an opportunity for constituents to meet the Congresswoman, ask questions regarding her work in Washington, and discuss concerns facing local communities.

Saturday, August 24 Schedule:

Union County
WHAT: Child Specialty Health Clinic Tour
WHERE: Child Specialty Health Clinic, 904 E Taylor St B, Creston, IA 50801
WHEN: 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM CDT

Ringgold County
WHAT: Connect with your Congresswoman
WHERE: Hawkins Hideaway Shelter at Poe Hollow, 2434 State Hwy 2 Mount Ayr, IA 50854
WHEN: 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM CDT

Taylor County
WHAT: Seth Watkins Farm Tour with the Izaak Walton League
WHERE: 2983 230th St., Clarinda, IA
WHEN: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT

Adair County
WHAT: Tour of Iowa Aviation Museum
|WHERE: 2251 Airport Rd, Greenfield, IA 50849
WHEN: 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM CDT

CCHS main entrance closed this weekend

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August 23rd, 2019 by admin

The main entrance of Cass County Health System will be closed for maintenance beginning at NOON, Saturday, August 24th and will reopen on Monday, August 26th.  Patients and visitors are asked to please use the Emergency Department entrance during this time.

‘The Bachelor’ star gets suspended sentence in fatal crash

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August 23rd, 2019 by admin

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) — A farmer who appeared on ABC’s “The Bachelor” has accepted a suspended two-year prison sentence for his role in a 2017 Iowa crash that killed another man.

Court records show that Chris Soules entered written consent documents on Friday agreeing to the suspended sentence and supervised release. He also agreed to pay a $625 fine. A judge must still sign off on the sentencing. Soules had been set to appear for sentencing on Tuesday. In light of the agreement, he waived his right to appear for sentencing.

Soules pleaded guilty in November to a reduced charge of leaving the scene of a serious injury accident for the April 2017 crash that killed 66-year-old Kenny Mosher. Soules was arrested after he rear-ended Mosher’s tractor. Soules called 911, performed CPR on Mosher and waited for first responders, but left the scene before officers arrived.

Soules appeared on “The Bachelor” and “Dancing With The Stars” in 2015.

Ernst joins White House conference call about ethanol

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August 23rd, 2019 by admin

(Radio Iowa) Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says she talked with President Trump twice on Thursday about E-P-A waivers to big oil companies that have reduced the amount of ethanol that must be blended into gasoline.

Trump, as well as EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue, and other White House staff were on a conference call. They discussed a number of different options for farmers and those employed in the ethanol industry.

The ethanol industry has been harshly critical of the latest round of ethanol waivers. POET Biorefining, which operates six plants in Iowa, has shut down its ethanol plant in Indiana and announced this week it is reducing production at others. Ernst says given the make-up of a key committee in the U.S. Senate, there’s little chance for a pro-ethanol bill to clear congress. She’s optimistic the Trump Administration will come up with a solution.

Ernst said. Ernst made her comments last (Thursday) night after a G-O-P fundraiser in Forest City. She’s holding town hall meetings in Humbolt, Emmetsburg AND Forest City today (Friday).

Iowa man who killed top golfer from Spain gets life sentence

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August 23rd, 2019 by admin

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The man who fatally stabbed a former Iowa State University golfer from Spain while she was playing a round near the school was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Collin Richards pleaded guilty on June 14 to first-degree murder in the Sept. 17 slaying of 22-year-old Celia Barquin Arozamena. Police said Richards stabbed her on the course near the central Iowa campus in Ames and left her body in a pond.

Richards had been staying at a homeless encampment in nearby woods. Ames police reports show that Richards struggled with drug and alcohol abuse, mental health problems and homelessness after he got out of prison three months before he killed Barquin. He had served roughly seven months behind bars for violating the terms of his probation on convictions for burglary and other crimes.

Richards, 22, told a judge earlier this month that he was sorry for his crime. He said in a handwritten letter that he wanted to show remorse “for stripping a life from society … worse, from a loving family.”

Barquin was a top golfer in Spain as a teenager and came to Iowa State to pursue her career.

Her family is aware of Richards’ expression of remorse but “they don’t give too much credit to that apology at this time,” the family’s lawyer, Leon Vidaller, told The Des Moines Register for a story published Thursday.

Authorities have not been able to explain why Richards did it, which makes the loss even worse, Vidaller said. Richards’ family and friends have said his dependence on methamphetamine and other drugs likely led to mental health issues and the violence.

Richards being imprisoned for life — a mandatory sentence — won’t bring Barquin back, but it will give the family some closure, the lawyer said.

Creston man arrested for Public Intox

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August 23rd, 2019 by admin

The Creston Police Department reports an arrest on Thursday. At 1:20pm Officers arrested 60-year-old Martin Dennis Kelly of Creston at the intersection of Patt and Lincoln Streets for Public Intoxication. Kelly was taken to the Union County Jail and held on $300 cash or surety bond.

State: 4 Iowans with respiratory illness have vaping history

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August 23rd, 2019 by admin

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Health officials say four cases of respiratory illness have been confirmed in four young Iowans with a history of vaping.

The Iowa Department of Public Health said in a news release Thursday that several other states have recently reported cases of severe respiratory illness among teenagers and young adults who’d been vaping. Their symptoms include cough, fatigue, dizziness, headache, vomiting and diarrhea, chest pain and worsening difficulty breathing. The cases are still being investigated.

The department director, Dr. Caitlin Pedati, is asking health care providers to watch for cases of severe respiratory illness among teenagers and young adults and to inquire about their recent vaping and e-cigarette use. The providers also are asked to report any cases to the Iowa Public Health Department.