Zach Fisher

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State Capitol Reporter and Weekend Morning Anchor at WHO-TV (Des Moines, IA)

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Iowa lawmaker wants ‘stiffer penalties’ for online grooming after missing child reunites with family

1 week ago | who13.com | Zach Fisher

DES MOINES, Iowa – After a missing teenager was reunited with her family earlier this week, community leaders and lawmakers are calling for a change in how these types of crimes are prosecuted in the state. “…Stiffer penalties,” said State Representative Rob Johnson (D) District 34, Des Moines. ”You can make it so tough, and you even think about doing it and you get caught? You are going to be looking at a much, much stiffer penalty than you were before.” Rep.
No sign of missing Eddyville man after boat hits concrete in Des Moines River

1 week ago | kdsm17.com | Zach Fisher

EDDYVILLE, Iowa — Three days into the search for a missing man from on the Des Moines River and there is still no sign. “The family came up to me yesterday and it is, it’s not a rescue mission at this point,” said Mahaska County Sheriff Russell Van Renterghem. “We consider it a recovery mission.”Waylon Straube, 47, is the missing boater. Fifty-year-old Roseanne Benda, of Corydon, was rescued after the pair was thrown from the boat around 9:50 a.m. on Sunday morning.
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs bill aimed at growing rural hospital workforces

1 week ago | who13.com | Zach Fisher

GUTHRIE CENTER, Iowa — Governor Kim Reynolds signed her top priority into law on Wednesday afternoon. The Governor signed her own proposed legislation at the Guthrie County Hospital, with state health care leaders, lawmakers and health care workers in attendance. The bill, HF 972, has a plethora of provisions aimed at incentivizing medical students in the state to practice here.
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs bill aimed at growing rural hospital workforces

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Zach Fisher

GUTHRIE CENTER, Iowa — Governor Kim Reynolds signed her top priority into law on Wednesday afternoon. The Governor signed her own proposed legislation at the Guthrie County Hospital, with state health care leaders, lawmakers and health care workers in attendance. The bill, HF 972, has a plethora of provisions aimed at incentivizing medical students in the state to practice here.
No sign of missing Eddyville man after boat hits concrete in Des Moines River

1 week ago | who13.com | Zach Fisher

EDDYVILLE, Iowa — Three days into the search for a missing man from on the Des Moines River and there is still no sign. “The family came up to me yesterday and it is, it’s not a rescue mission at this point,” said Mahaska County Sheriff Russell Van Renterghem. “We consider it a recovery mission.”47-year-old Waylon Straube is the missing boater. 50-year-old Roseanne Benda, of Corydon, was rescued after the pair was thrown from the boat around 9:50 a.m. on Sunday morning.
No sign of missing Eddyville man after boat hits concrete in Des Moines River

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Zach Fisher

EDDYVILLE, Iowa — Three days into the search for a missing man from on the Des Moines River and there is still no sign. “The family came up to me yesterday and it is, it’s not a rescue mission at this point,” said Mahaska County Sheriff Russell Van Renterghem. “We consider it a recovery mission.”47-year-old Waylon Straube is the missing boater. 50-year-old Roseanne Benda, of Corydon, was rescued after the pair was thrown from the boat around 9:50 a.m. on Sunday morning.
Wright County landowners hopeful Gov. Reynolds will sign eminent domain legislation

2 weeks ago | kdsm17.com | Zach Fisher

Font familyFont colorCharacter edgeCharacter edge colorBackground colorWindow colorTOPICS:Eminent domainCarbon pipelinesWright CountyLegislationGovernor ReynoldsLandownersProperty rightsIowa SenateCLARION, Iowa — For property owners in Wright County, four years of inaction on eminent domain use for carbon pipelines felt like forever. “It smells like what we’re spreading on our fields that comes out of the back end of chickens,” said Dean Kluss, Wright County Supervisor for District 3.
Iowa landowners move for eminent domain bill

2 weeks ago | ourquadcities.com | Zach Fisher |Brian Weckerly

by: Zach Fisher, Brian Weckerly Posted: May 21, 2025 / 09:34 PM CDT Updated: May 21, 2025 / 09:35 PM CDT An eminent domain bill passed by Iowa state lawmakers late in the legislative session has still not been finalized. Some landowners pushed for the protection of their property from being seized for a carbon pipeline project.
Iowa landowners move for eminent domain bill

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Zach Fisher

An eminent domain bill passed by Iowa state lawmakers late in the legislative session has still not been finalized. Some landowners pushed for the protection of their property from being seized for a carbon pipeline project. As Our Quad Cities News correspondent Zach Fisher reports, those property owners are now pushing for Gov. Kim Reynolds to sign the bill into law. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Homeowner describes how his family escaped burning home that left 3 dead

2 weeks ago | who13.com | Zach Fisher

DES MOINES, Iowa – Early on Wednesday morning tragedy struck the Easter Lake neighborhood as a family woke up to flames engulfing their entire house. “So when he was going up, he woke up the mother who died. He woke her up first,” said Espy Vyizigiro, the daughter of the homeowner, Yotamu. Yotamu’s daughter Espy translated for her father when interviewed by WHO 13 News.