Tag Archives: Iowa

An 11-year-old boy has died after a raft flipped over on a water ride at an amusement park in Iowa on Saturday in an incident that left three others injured. The deadly accident happened on the Raging River raft ride at Adventureland Park in Altoona, Iowa, on Saturday night, according …

An Iowa man was arrested on Saturday after threatening to blow up a local McDonald’s after workers forgot to include dipping sauce with his chicken McNuggets order. Robert Golwitzer Jr., 42, called the restaurant at approximately 5:20 p.m. on Saturday after learning his order was wrong.  According to police, Golwitzer …

A 20-year-old student who attended the University of Iowa student called police Tuesday morning in a panic, claiming a masked intruder had shot him and his family inside their home. According to The Daily Beast, when police arrived, they found Alexander Jackson shot in the foot and his parents and …

It’s a sad day in America when someone steals from charity, especially when the charity grants the wishes to children with cancer and other serious illnesses. Well, Jennifer Woodley, 40, may go down in the book of most trifling thieves after she was accused of and admitting to embezzling $41,000 …

Dozens of inmates at an Iowa prison are recovering after being given six times the recommended dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. At least 77 inmates incarcerated at the Iowa State Penitentiary were administered the incorrect dose by nurses at the facility. After the incident, two nurses were placed on administrative leave, …

An Iowa woman pleaded guilty on Wednesday to federal hate crime charges after telling cops in 2019 that she purposely ran over a girl because she “was a Mexican.” According to CNN, Nicole Marie Poole Franklin had been involved in three separate racist incidents back in December of 2019. Two …

Frito-Lay issued a recall on Party Size bags of Ruffles Original Potato Chips because they may contain milk ingredients. 50 bags of Ruffles Original Potato Chips were filled with another flavor of potato chips by mistake. The potato chips can be dangerous and life-threatening to anyone with an allergy or …

Eight football players who used to play for the University of Iowa are demanding $20 million and the firing of athletic director Gary Barta, head coach Kirk Ferentz and assistant coach Brian Ferentz. The eight players, who are all Black, include running back Akrum Wadley, wide receiver Kevonte Martin-Manley, defensive back Maurice …

Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa says the state trooper driving her from an event “acted appropriately” when he struck a Black Lives Matter protester who stood in the exit way of a business location when she was leaving. “I do feel the driver acted appropriately,” Reynolds said during a Tuesday …

Rep. Steve King is under fire for comparing his treatment from House colleagues over racist remarks to the suffering of Jesus Christ.  According to NBC news, King made the comparison on Tuesday while at a town hall meeting in Cherokee, Iowa.  King addressed an attendee’s comments on the current state …