WORTH COUNTY, IA – One person was transported via Mercy Air-Med to Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa after a motorcycle crash Friday afternoon. KIMT-TV reports a motorcycle driver lost control going around a curve and went into the ditch. The motorcycle went end over end 3-4 times before coming to rest.
WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Firefighters put out a fire at a Waterloo home Friday according to KWWL-TV. When firefighters arrived, smoke and flames were visible. Crews were able to get everyone safely out, including a dog. The fire may have started from burning incense.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa’s former worker’s compensation commissioner who alleges he was pressured by former Gov. Terry Branstad to resign because he’s gay plans to take his discrimination case to trial. KCRG-TV reports Chris Godfrey is seeking damages in one of the first cases trying to hold the state financially liable for actions of officials that infringed on the rights of an individual. Branstad has denied the allegations and says Godfrey mismanaged the office.
ST. LOUIS, MO (IRN) – A quirk in the mail delivery system is forcing some residents of rural northern Missouri to have Iowa mailing addresses, causing problems when they vote, pay taxes and even when they die. U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill calls it “one of the dumbest things” she’s seen and has sent a letter to the Postmaster General asking that issue be resolved. The Iowa addresses aren’t recognized in Missouri’s voting system. And some affected residents have been asked to file taxes in the wrong state.
RYAN, IA (IRN) – Forbes magazine has released their 2018 edition of the ’30 Under 30′ and an Iowan has made the list. Brad McDonald, a Cofounder of Agroy, made the list in the Retail & E-commerce industry category. Agroy is a company that allows farmers to buy fertilizer, seed and more online. In Agroy’s first year of business in 2016 they made over $2 million in sales. McDonald is 29 and lives in Ryan.
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