Iowa City Owl

The drought that has taken over much of the Midwest United States has done some damage to Iowa. The crops don't look too good. There are more empty stalks of corn than ones that actually have corn on them.

Recently, Iowa has passed a law against texting while driving, as many other states have already done to increase driver safety. The Iowa City Police Department issued its first citation for this offense last week.

Last October, a teen was killed in a fatal car wreck when her friend lost control of his vehicle and hit an oncoming car. New information about the car wreck was released Monday. [ads]14-year old Mackenzie Lown was killed in a head-on collision as a passenger on Highway 6.

A string of very unusual thefts that has been coming across the nation has hit Iowa City recently. Thieves are stealing catalytic converters from a variety of different types of vehicles. [ads]According to Patch.

Iowa has finally released the names of the mysterious 20 Iowa Powerball Winners that were so controversial recently. The "Shipping 20" fought to remain anonymous for a period of time, but Iowa has revealed them.

There may be no more tickets remaining for President Obama's visit to Iowa this Tuesday, but rumors are circulate that Obama may be facing some backlash when he visits this time. [ads]According to the Des Moines Register website, there are no more tickets available for attendance to President Obama's address this week in Cedar Rapids for his campaign.

The Iowa Secretary of State, who is a GOP activist, fell victim to a scam that resulted in a charge of identity theft to a Democratic operative. The Secretary of State finally revealed details about the event that happened about a year ago.

Miranda Lalla, the Iowa City woman who has been charged with vehicular homicide after running over and killing her friend with a car last month has decided to plead not guilty.[ads]Miranda Lalla, 50, allegedly ran over her friend with a truck after the two were in a fight leaving the bar on the evening of June 17.

July 4 festivities ended badly for the family of 3 young children after their bodies were recovered at about 6:15 this evening from the Iowa River earlier today, having drowned in the river during an outing for the holiday with friends and family.

Work at home has been one of the most popular topics because of the Internet, but the Iowa Attorney General has a big warning against the many work at home scams that are out there. According to abc.com, the Attorney General is warning people about work at home scams that will earn money for someone else but cost you more money than they are actually worth.