NWS Confirms Three Tuesday Iowa Tornadoes So Far
Strong storms bringing high winds and heavy rain swept parts of southern, central and eastern Iowa yesterday(Tues). Coverage partner TV9 reports that a couple of tornadoes touched down yesterday(Tues) afternoon in Benton County. The station says one was spotted on the ground near Blairstown and another near Chelsea. Benton County Emergency Management officials say there…… read more »
CORRECTION: BHCo’s Country View Care Center to Sell for $4-Million
CORRECTION: Black Hawk County’s Board of Supervisors voted yesterday(Tues) to proceed with the sale of Country View Care Center north of Waterloo to Pritok Capital of suburban Chicago. The sale price is $4-million, not the $5.6-million originally agreed upon by the two sides, a difference not divulged by County Board Chairman Craig White, in an…… read more »
WCSD Cancels Wednesday Classes at East, West & Expo High Schools
Someone made a threat on social media last(Tues) night and named Waterloo West and Expo High Schools, so the school district cancelled classes today at those two schools and Waterloo East as well. All other Waterloo schools are open and the high schools will reopen tomorrow(Thur). District families were notified last night about the threatening…… read more »
Black Hawk County Supervisors Go Forward with Country View Sale
The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors voted this(Tues) morning to go ahead with the sale of Country View Care Center to Pritok Capital of Chicago for $5.6-million. The deal won’t be final for another 45 days, time both sides can use to review the contract, ask questions and clarify any language that’s not clear…… read more »
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley to Leave Trump Team at Year’s End
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is leaving the administration at the end of the year. Trump spoke as he and Haley met in the Oval Office, shortly after word came of her plans to resign. He called Haley a “very special” person, adding that she told him…… read more »
Monroe, Wisconsin Ethanol Plant Explosion, Fire
MONROE, Wis. (AP) – Officials say an explosion at an ethanol plant in southern Wisconsin caused structural damage, but did not result in any injuries to employees or first responders. Green County Emergency Management Director Tanna McKeon says the explosion occurred in a silo at Badger State Ethanol in Monroe shortly before 6 a.m. today(Tues). …… read more »