NEWTON, Iowa -- After a three-year hiatus, donuts are back on the menu at the Newton Maid-Rite. The manager of the downtown Newton restaurant decided to take the breakfast food off the menu in 2021, but last June the establishment changed management ..read more

OKLAHOMA (KSNW) - A suspect in the case of two missing Kansas women admitted responsibility for their deaths, according to court documents newly obtained by Nexstar's KSN. In the motions to hold four defendants without bail, it is stated, in part, that suspect Tifany Adams, 54, "did provide a recorded statement to law enforcement indicating her responsibility for the death of the deceased." The bodies of 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jilian Kelley were found in rural Texas County on Sunday. Tad Cullum, Tifany Adams, Cole and Cora Twombly first court appearance in Texas County, Ok ..read more

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- There is no replacing a generational talent like Caitlin Clark. But you can reload quickly in the transfer portal era, and the Iowa Hawkeyes are getting a big-time reinforcement in Lucy Olsen. The 5’9” guard was one of the most coveted players in the portal. Earlier this week Olsen visited the campus in Iowa City, and Wednesday announced her commitment to the Hawkeyes in a post on X, formerly Twitter. The Iowa Hawkeye Women’s Basketball account and Caitlin Clark both shared Olsen’s post She will transfer in from Villanova for her final year of NCAA eligibility. Olsen averag ..read more

(The Hill) - The Kennedy family is set to endorse President Biden in his reelection campaign on Thursday during an event in Philadelphia, a strong rebuke of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent White House bid. The Biden campaign is expecting 15 members of the Kennedy clan to attend Thursday’s event alongside the president. Kerry Kennedy, the younger sister of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will deliver remarks outlining her family’s support for Biden. “President Biden has been a champion for all the rights and freedoms that my father and uncles stood for,” Kerry Kennedy will say, according to excerpts ..read more

HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Iowa -- Since 1976 century farms have been recognized and celebrated across the state of Iowa. Over 21,000 families have owned their acreages for more than 100 years, including David and Julie Larson near Rutland. Maintaining these farms takes care and routine investment, but they never thought something like basic insurance coverage would threaten their future on the farm. “You can’t predict the weather, you have to have it. But, after the natural disasters that have gone through the state, the wind, the hail, the derechos, insurance has gone up 30% is what they're saying and ..read more

JOHNSTON, Iowa -- At the Heartland AEA in Johnston 70 employees out of a total of 740 have resigned. Throughout this session Area Education Agencies have been under the microscope when it comes to changing how services are delivered to schools. Governor Kim Reynolds supported efforts to send more money straight to public schools, and away from AEAs. Under the current plan, on July 1 of this year 60% of the media and education service dollars would be sent to schools' general fund and 40% of the dollars would stay with AEAs. In 2025 the entire budget for that would go to public schools ..read more

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Iowa Senate passed a bill over a week ago that would allow boy scouts who were abused as children to receive full recovery funds from a national bankruptcy settlement for the Boy Scouts of America. The settlement happened in 2020, with the Boy Scouts of America needing to pay $2.1 billion in funds to the more than 80,000 U.S. citizens impacted. In Iowa, the estimation is 300-350 people could receive recovery funds in full if the bill is passed and signed into law before this Friday. The bill, Senate File 2431, would raise statute of limitation laws for child sexual abus ..read more

NORWALK, Iowa-- The Animal Rescue League of Iowa is seeking the public's help for donations after a massive intake of animals last week from a Norwalk home. On April 12, the Norwalk Police Department responded to a potential animal neglect case at a home in the 2200 block of Windflower Drive. The police department and the Animal Rescue League rescued 57 dogs and three cats from the home. They also found seven dogs deceased inside the home. The animals were living in feces and filth, and some were caged. Many are suffering from multiple medical conditions like fleas, loss of fur, mange, cloudy ..read more

POLK CITY, Iowa -- An adult man was killed when his SUV crashed into a field in Polk City Wednesday afternoon. At around 2:30 p.m. a passerby called 911 reporting a white SUV in a field near the 2800 block of NW 126th Avenue, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said ..read more

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa -- Marshalltown Police are searching for a man who failed to appear at a court hearing in connection to a deadly crash that happened last year. Bernard Arlo Brooks, 30, was scheduled to appear in court for a pretrial conference hearing at the Marshall County Courthouse earlier this week, but he never showed. An arrest warrant for knowingly leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and violation of pretrial release has been issued, Marshalltown Police said. During the early morning hours of July 19, 2023 Brooks was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Impala on Quarry Road in ..read more