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An Affair, Then Murder
on an Iowa Hog Farm

An Affair, Then Murder on an Iowa Hog Farm

Prosecutors allege Todd Mullis killed wife Amy in November

(Newser) - On Nov. 10 of last year, an Iowa man called 911 around noon. Todd Mullis said he sent his 13-year-old son to check on his wife, and the boy found Amy Mullis in a shed at their Earlville hog farm with a corn rake impaled in her back. She was...

Funeral Home
to Nearly 100
Families:
Uh, Hello?

Aug 30, 2019 4:35 PM CDT

Funeral Home to Nearly 100 Families: Uh, Hello?

Hamilton's Funeral Home in Des Moines is trying to unload people's ashes

(Newser) - An Iowa funeral home is calling on families to pick up the unclaimed cremated remains of nearly 100 people that it has been keeping in a locked closet for years, some since the mid-1990s, the AP reports. Lanae Strovers, of Hamilton's Funeral Home in Des Moines, told TV station...

Feds Pull Crop Tour Staff
After Threat From Farmer

Aug 22, 2019 5:15 AM CDT

Feds Pull Crop Tour Staff After Threat From Farmer

'The safety of our employees is our top priority'

(Newser) - Trouble in the heartland for the Trump administration? The Department of Agriculture says it pulled all of its staff from a tour of corn and soybean fields in the Midwest after a credible threat was made against an employee. Sources tell Reuters that the threat was made in a phone...

'Field of Dreams' to Host Iowa's First MLB Game

Iowa Will Host Its First MLB
Game, in the Most Perfect Spot

Aug 8, 2019 10:55 AM CDT

Iowa Will Host Its First MLB Game, in the Most Perfect Spot

8K-seat stadium will be built before next August at the site where 'Field of Dreams' was shot

(Newser) - There won't be Angels in the outfield, but there will be Yankees. The Chicago White Sox will play a game against the New York Yankees next August at the site in Iowa where the movie Field of Dreams was filmed, reports the AP . Major League Baseball announced Thursday that...

After 10 Years, Body of Missing Worker Found in Supermarket

Missing Worker's Body Was
in Supermarket for 10 Years

Missing Worker's Body Was in Supermarket for 10 Years

Iowa man was trapped in gap behind freezer units

(Newser) - Workers removing old freezer units from a former supermarket in Council Bluffs, Iowa, earlier this year made a horrifying discovery: the body of a worker who vanished almost a decade earlier. Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada, 25, was reported missing Nov. 28, 2009, after he became upset and ran out of his...

He Owned 2 Pairs of Jeans, Sent 33 Kids to College

He Died With
No Descendants,
Now Has 33 'Kids'

Jul 19, 2019 8:34 AM CDT

He Died With No Descendants, Now Has 33 'Kids'

'Dale's Kids' honor frugal Iowa carpenter who changed their lives

(Newser) - Dale Schroeder died in 2005 with no descendants, though 33 Iowans who never knew the man now consider themselves "Dale's Kids." It's a heartwarming tale that began when the unmarried Schroeder—who worked as a carpenter in Des Moines for 67 years—walked into his lawyer'...

Ousted Iowa Official Really
Had a Thing for Tupac Shakur

Jul 17, 2019 12:43 PM CDT

Ousted Iowa Official Really Had a Thing for Tupac Shakur

Jerry Foxhoven was told to resign day after he sent Shakur-themed email to 4,300 workers

(Newser) - The director of Iowa's social services agency was a huge fan of the late rapper Tupac Shakur, and he frequently let his subordinates know it. Emails obtained by the AP show that Iowa Department of Human Services Director Jerry Foxhoven routinely sent messages to employees lauding Shakur's music...

Student Debt Is the Worst
in These 10 States

Jul 10, 2019 5:47 PM CDT

Student Debt Is the Worst in These 10 States

Going to school in South Dakota could leave you with a big tab by graduation

(Newser) - One of the "hot-button" issues in the upcoming presidential election is how students will pay for their education, WalletHub notes—and to put things in geographical context, it's analyzed the numbers to see which states have the most and least student debt. The site looked at a dozen...

Now in 2 States, a
'No-Excuse Option'
for Dems Voting
in Caucuses

Jul 8, 2019 7:51 AM CDT

Now in 2 States, a 'No-Excuse Option' for Dems Voting in Caucuses

DNC mandate in Iowa, Nevada aims to boost voter participation by allowing for phone voting

(Newser) - Democrats in the early presidential contest states of Iowa and Nevada will be able to cast their votes over the telephone instead of showing up at their states' traditional neighborhood caucus meetings next February, per plans unveiled by the state parties. The tele-caucus systems, the result of a mandate from...

10 Best States
to Call Home

Jun 11, 2019 2:34 PM CDT

10 Best States to Call Home

Bay Staters have it pretty good

(Newser) - California may be the " most fun " state, but it's far from best, according to WalletHub 's latest ranking. To find the best US state to call home, the site compared affordability, economy, education and health, quality of life, and safety—providing each of the 50 states...

In Iowa, a Dog Disease That
Can Be Passed to Humans

May 13, 2019 12:12 PM CDT

In Iowa, a Dog Disease That Can Be Passed to Humans

State confirms cases of Canine Brucellosis

(Newser) - Dealing with fever, night sweats, headaches, back pain, and other flu-like symptoms? If you live in Iowa and are around dogs a lot, it may not be the flu, but rather Canine Brucellosis. The illness is exactly what it sounds like—a disease that typically affects dogs, but can be...

Flooding Death Toll Hits 4 as
Mississippi Levees Feel Strain

May 3, 2019 5:18 PM CDT

Flooding Death Toll Hits 4 as Mississippi Levees Feel Strain

Coast Guard closes the river at St. Louis

(Newser) - The latest Midwestern flooding claimed at least four lives, closed hundreds of roads, and forced river towns to shore up levees with sandbags as waters rose to and near record levels. The National Weather Service issued flood warnings Friday along a large swath of the Mississippi River, as well as...

Steve King Can Now Relate:
I Get What Jesus Went Through

Apr 24, 2019 9:50 AM CDT

Steve King Can Now Relate: I Get What Jesus Went Through

Iowa congressman compared House censure for racist remarks to what Christ endured

(Newser) - If there's anyone who can relate to what Jesus went through, it's ... Steve King? Definitely, according to Steve King. Per Politico and CNN , the GOP Iowa congressman— recently censured by his colleagues in the House and stripped of committee assignments for racist remarks—attended a town hall Tuesday...

The 'Toughest Pill' From
Farm Belt Flooding

Mar 21, 2019 11:15 AM CDT

The 'Toughest Pill' From Farm Belt Flooding

Farmers were storing corn and soybeans, waiting for price to rise another 10 cents or so

(Newser) - Flooding has killed at least four people, plus livestock, and destroyed millions of dollars worth of grain supplies in Farm Belt states across the Missouri River Basin . Meanwhile, Southern states are apparently in for a brutal spring in terms of flooding. Details:

Farm Belt: There's more than $1.3

...

New Crisis Hits Flooded Cities

Mar 20, 2019 6:50 PM CDT

New Crisis Hits Flooded Cities

Water treatment plants shut down

(Newser) - As some communities along the Missouri River start to shift their focus to flood recovery after a late-winter storm, residents in two Iowa cities are stuck in crisis mode after their treatment plants shut down and left them in need of fresh water, the AP reports. Tanker trucks from the...

Steve King Shares Meme
About a New Civil War

Mar 19, 2019 9:14 AM CDT

Steve King Shares Meme About a New Civil War

Controversial congressman courts more controversy

(Newser) - Congressman Steve King has been lobbying to have his House committeeships restored after he was stripped of them over incendiary comments , notes Roll Call . This won't help. The Iowa conservative posted a jokey meme about a modern civil war. King has since deleted the post, but you can see...

Winter Flooding
Takes Farmer's Life

Mar 16, 2019 2:00 PM CDT

Winter Flooding Takes Farmer's Life

And at least 2 other people are missing

(Newser) - Authorities were using boats and large vehicles on Saturday to rescue and evacuate residents in parts of the Midwest where a recent deluge of rainwater and snowmelt was sent pouring over frozen ground, overwhelming creeks and rivers, and killing at least one person, the AP reports. Rescue efforts in eastern...

Steve King: 'I Have Nothing
to Apologize For'

Feb 21, 2019 7:12 PM CST

Steve King: 'I Have Nothing to Apologize For'

Iowa congressman will run for 10th term after rebuke from peers over race comments

(Newser) - Firebrand congressman Steve King has no plans to give up his job, despite a recent rebuke from his own peers. The GOP representative from Iowa said Thursday that he plans to run for a 10th term next year, reports the Des Moines Register . "I have nothing to apologize for,...

Iowa Inmates Fight
Pornography Ban

Feb 1, 2019 12:04 AM CST

Iowa Inmates Fight Pornography Ban

They say it also includes fine art, literature

(Newser) - Inmates in an Iowa state prison are fighting a new regulation that declares no nudes are good nudes. The inmates, who are suing the state, say a policy banning pornography is too broad and violates their constitutional rights. The statute states that Iowa Department of Corrections funds should not be...

Iowa Senator: I Was Assaulted
by Ex, Raped in College

Jan 24, 2019 9:20 AM CST

Iowa Senator: I Was Assaulted by Ex, Raped in College

In the wake of her divorce, startling revelations from Joni Ernst

(Newser) - Disturbing allegations have emerged in the wake of Joni Ernst's divorce, thrusting her straight into the middle of the #MeToo movement. The 48-year-old Iowa senator's divorce from Gail Ernst, 65, was finalized earlier this month, and in their divorce documents, the Republican accuses her spouse of 26 years...