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By Staci DaSilva sdasilva@kcautv.com MidAmerican Energy says it hasn't raised your rates since 1995. So, according to the company, it's now time. MidAmerican Energy representatives were in SiouxlandMore>> The final decision over the increase is in the hands of the Iowa Utilities Board.More>> By: Diana Johnsen djohnsen@kcautv.com The Iowa governor's office is taking a stand against the legalization of marijuana. Eighteen states including the District of Columbia have legalized the drugMore>> Iowa continues to stand its ground on not legalizing marijuana in the state.More>> By: Diana Johnsen djohnsen@kcautv.com The Denver-based company, Premium Pet Health is opening a new branch in what use to be the AdvancePierre Foods plant in Orange City. The move is expected to bringMore>> The Denver-based company, Premium Pet Health is opening a new branch in what use to be the AdvancePierre Foods plant in Orange City. The move is expected to bring 115 new jobs with it. More>> By: Channel 9 Eyewitness News (AP) Hundreds of people greeted about 50 Iowa Army National Guard soldiers at a homecoming ceremony in Waterloo. The Tuesday morning ceremony was for soldiers from DetachmentMore>> The unit transported and cared for patients who needed treatment in hospitals. Their deployment included more than 3,200 combat hours and more than 650 medical evacuation and training missions.More>> By: Jessica Rae jrae@kcautv.com Dylan Fischbach is from Vermillion, South Dakota, so the last place you might expect to find him, is in Turkey representing the U.S. at wheelchair basketball, but that'sMore>> By: Jessica Rae jrae@kcautv.com Dylan Fischbach is from Vermillion, South Dakota, so the last place you might expect to find him, is in Turkey representing the U.S. at wheelchair basketball, but that'sMore>> By: Channel 9 Eyewitness News (AP) A Department of Natural Resources biologist says Iowa's pheasant population likely will decline this year because of the cool and wet spring. DNR upland wildlifeMore>> DNR upland wildlife biologist Todd Bogenschutz says Iowa's pheasant population usually increases after mild winters and dry, warm springs. This year, a snowy winter was followed by record-setting cold temperatures and rain.More>> By: Channel 9 Eyewitness News (AP) A forensics lab has opened at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha with a special mission: identify the remains of missing soldiers, sailors and airmen from past wars.More>> A forensics lab has opened at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha with a special mission: identify the remains of missing soldiers, sailors and airmen from past wars. The lab has been constructed at Offutt Air Force Base inside a section of the massive former Martin bomber plant.More>> Laurel, NE Economy To Receive a Boost
By: Sam Doerr sdoerr@kcautv.com Agrex, a grain merchandising company based in Kansas is coming to Laurel, Nebraska. And by doing so they are single handedly changing the economy there. Ground was brokeMore>> Agrex, a grain merchandising company based in Kansas is coming to Laurel, Nebraska. And by doing so they are single handedly changing the economy there.More>> By: Channel 9 Eyewitness News news@kcautv.com A man in his mid 20s has slipped and fallen into the Missouri River.More>> Police have released the name of the man who was swept away in the Missouri River early Friday morning.More>> SD Domestic Abuse Law Hits Snag Over Same Sex Couples
By: Channel 9 Eyewitness Newsnews@kcautv.comPIERRE, S.D. (AP) A South Dakota legislative panel has started a study of the state's domestic abuse laws, but it has delayed a discussion on whether thoseMore>> Lawmakers could not agree on whether protections provided by the domestic abuse laws should extend to same-sex couples.More>>
Provided by www.whitehouse.govNOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:
Timothy Hyungrock Haahs, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term expiring September 7, 2014, vice Morgan Edwards, term expired.
Michael Wayne Hail, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2017, vice Sharon Tucker, term expired.
Morton H. Halperin, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three years, vice Alan J. Patricof, term expiring.
