A boating safety enforcement project on the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers near Sioux City over the weekend resulted in six arrests including five for boating while intoxicated and one for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
The joint project between the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the South Dakota Game Fish and Parks conducted [...]
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5 BWIs Handed out over the weekend in Sioux City
Man dies after being sucked off Jet Ski into roller dam
A 30-year-old man died after he was sucked off his Jet Ski and into the roller dam near the 2500 block of Old River Road in Cedar Rapids Wednesday night. Witnesses said the man and a 36-year-old woman were riding separate Jet Skis on the Cedar River. The man got close to the [...]
Learn to Fish in Des Moines
I found some events that could be a great way to have a good time with the family or to introduce your children to fishing.
Nature Friends presents Fishing at Easter Lake
Tuesday Jul 14th, 2009 6:30pm -7:30pm – Ages: Preschoolers – $7
2830 Easter Lake Drive
Des Moines, IA 50320
(515) 285-7612
Explore a different nature topic each evening through [...]
Construction worker dangling from a crane plucks woman trapped in Des Moines River
A construction worker dangles from a crane, his arm stretched out to reach a terrified woman trapped in swirling water at the base of a dam. These astonishing images show the dramatic rescue of the woman after her boat overturned near the dam on the Des Moines River in Iowa. She was pulled to safety [...]