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Register)Buy PhotoWICHITA, Kan. — Wichita police say the husband of a 37-year-old woman whose body was found in a dumpster has been arrested in Iowa.Police Lt. Todd Ojile says the 30-year-old suspect was arrested Tuesday in Davenport, Iowa, after a state trooper found the victim's stolen vehicle in a hotel parking lot.His name was not released.Ojile says Leuh Moore was killed early Sunday at her Wichita home. Her body was put in the dumpster less than a mile away.He says the couple had a history of domestic violence but the investigation is continuing.Investigators believe the suspect took to the couple's 7-year-old son to a relative's house after his mother was killed.Two dogs at the home were stabbed and were taken to a vet for treatment.Read or Share this story: https://dmreg.co/2GMtgsu...
The people over at RAYGUN wanted to put pig waste into perspective for everyone. Iowa is the nation’s leading state for pig populations, with an estimated 23 million pigs, compared to just 3 million people who live in Iowa. Using an average estimate for the amount of waste one pig produces a day, which is about seven pounds, they realized that 140 million pounds of pig waste is dumped on Iowa every single day. That means 25 MILLION TONS of pig waste is produced in the state in just one year.With numbers this large, it can be hard to understand the magnitude of this, but this graphic helps: Considering pig waste is typically liquefied in cesspools, RAYGUN wanted to quantify how many liquid gallons all this pig waste equates to – 6.3 billion gallons a year. That is the same as 9,500 Olympic-sized swimming pools, of pig waste, in Iowa alone!People who live nearby factory farms and these giant pools of waste are often subject to enormous amounts of air and water pollution. Unfortunately, factory farms are typically built in low-income areas, making it unfeasible for residents to move. The fact that pig waste is responsible for creating multi-drug resistant bacteria and cognitive and respiratory illnesses in people, is enough for any bacon-lover to rethink their choices.The good news is we can all help reduce the impact of factory farms with our own food choices. By choosing to reduce or eliminate your consumption of animal products, you can help lower demand and help bring about a more sustainable food system.To learn more about how you can... (One Green Planet)
This is one of multiple exhibits made public Thursday that showed financial improprieties in Riverton.(Photo: Iowa State Auditor Mary Mosiman)At least $331,000 is unaccounted for and possibly embezzled in a western Iowa town of 300 people, following an investigation that was launched after the mayor sorted through documents in the town’s dumpster, according to a special state audit released Thursday.The audit covers a seven-year period that ended in February of 2015, when longtime Riverton city clerk Carol Jennings was fired.Jennings, one of three city employees, opened multiple bank accounts the City Council didn't authorize, using council meeting minutes that Thursday’s audit says did not match the actual record. At least $32,891 was deposited into the accounts, of which Jennings was the only signer, the audit shows.Authorities became involved after the Mayor Rick Barton II discovered financial documents in the city dumpster in 2015 that he believed showed financial improprieties.Barton said Thursday there had been concerns before his dumpster search but declined to discuss the matter, sayin... (DesMoinesRegister.com)
Big Dance in March,” Kim said. “We hope these charges and arrests will help keep the sport clean and honest.”Now and forever.Iowa State columnist Randy Peterson has been with the Register for parts of five decades. Randy writes opinion and analysis of Iowa State football and basketball. You can reach Randy at rpeterson@dmreg.com or on Twitter at @RandyPete.Let's block ads! a href="https://blockad... (DesMoinesRegister.com)
DES MOINES, Iowa – Today, MidAmerican Energy Company sent more than 250 employees and contractors to Florida to be in place and prepared to help repair utility infrastructure and restore power in the wake of Hurricane Irma, which is expected to make landfall in the U.S. this weekend. In conjunction with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Locals 109 and 499, MidAmerican Energy is releasing 90 electric line workers including contractors, 16 support staff and 150 contract tree trimmers. These employees and contractors are coming from across MidAmerican Energy’s service territory to lend their assistance, and they are expected to be there for several weeks.“A storm of this size and magnitude will cause widespread devastation to utility infrastructure, and the restoration effort will require help from across the nation,” said James Dougherty, vice president of electric delivery for MidAmerican Energy. “We are well-prepared and pleased to honor requests for assistance when a natural disast... (KWQC-TV6)