Deadly chase from Nebraska into Iowa ends in Missouri crash 2024-11-20

A southwest Iowa sheriff is sharing details of an assault, kidnapping, and wrong-way chase from Nebraska into Iowa that ended in a deadly crash in Missouri. The incident began with a call from a woman in Hamburg, Iowa who reported being assaulted and kidnapped by a 29-year-old Bellevue, Nebraska man. The man drove to Iowa, dropped the woman off at the hospital, and then led law enforcement on a high-speed chase in the wrong direction on I-29. The chase ended in a crash that killed the man, the driver and a passenger of another vehicle.

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Iowa Republicans attack pollster Ann Selzer after 'biggest miss' of her career 2024-11-20

Ann Selzer, the longtime pollster behind the Iowa Poll for the Des Moines Register, is stepping back from polling elections after 27 years. Top Iowa Republicans, including Senator Joni Ernst and Iowa GOP state chair Jeff Kaufmann, have accused Selzer of 'skewing' her numbers or publishing 'fake news polling' due to the final Iowa Poll being way off the mark in the 2024 election. Kaufmann claimed Selzer has a 'trend' of boosting Democrats, while Trump called for a criminal investigation into the 'totally Fake poll.' Selzer's departure has prompted a coordinated effort by Iowa Republicans to discredit her and the Des Moines Register.

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Ankeny chamber dismisses CEO over financial irregularities 2024-11-19

The CEO and president of the Ankeny Area Chamber of Commerce, Melisa Cox, was dismissed following an internal audit that discovered financial irregularities allegedly tied to the former leader. The chamber has turned over the information to local police for a possible criminal investigation. The chamber's board is working with an external audit team to fully assess the extent of the issue and has named Trent Murphy as interim CEO.