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Donald W. Wanatee Sr. regularly spent as many as 100 hours a week away from the Meskwaki Indian Settlement as he tirelessly advocated for Native American people and issues around the country, often sparing his last dollars to get from place to place. When he was home, he took his kids on hikes through the Meskwaki Nation's heavily wooded settlement in Tama County, Iowa. He taught them how to grow crops and, being a hobby cartographer, how to navigate forests, said Donnielle J. Wanatee, one of his eight children. As a social worker, he understood kids' needs and instilled in each of his ...

Donald Wanatee is being remembered as a dedicated advocate for the Meskwaki and for Native people more broadly. The Meskwaki Nation has announced the death of tribal leader and Native American rights activist Donald Wanatee who passed away peacefully at his home Wednesday at the age of 88. Wanatee is being remembered as a dedicated advocate for not only the Meskwaki Nation but for Native people more broadly. According to a statement released by the Meskwaki Nation, during the course of his activism, “Wanatee was often one of the few Native Americans in the room, whether it was a classroom, ...

The Hawk Eye Des Moines County Sheriff Kevin Glendening had been advocating for legislation creating enhanced penalties or mandatory minimum sentences for repeat gun offenders. "There was some talk of that legislation, but then it was realized pretty quickly up at the Capitol that there was this gun bill that was laying in wait," said Glendening, who is in his first year on the Iowa State Sheriffs and Deputies Association Legislative Committee. The gun bill was House File 756, a constitutional carry bill that will roll back what now are aggravated misdemeanor gun offenses to serious misde...

AJ Taylor4 hours agoLast Updated: April 9, 2021 The Hancock County Board of Supervisors will meet in two locations on Monday. The first will be in the Supervisors Room of the Hancock County Courthouse in Garner. The second will be in its basement. The board will first discuss postponements of tax sales. Hancock County Treasurer Deb Engstler will ask the board to postpone the sales for at least another month under Iowa Code Chapter 446. COVID-19 and social distancing play a role in the postponement. The board will then look into the possibility of setting a date and time for a public hearing o...

Dubuque City Council looks at benefits for a childcare center by demolishing two historic buildings Unmute DUBUQUE, Iowa (KWWL) - The Dream Center in Dubuque has had an expansion project in the works for many years now, and the plan was finally reviewed in Monday night's City Council Meeting. City Council Members discussed buildings 1620 & 1628 White Street undergoing demolition, so the Dream Center can build an outdoor playground area and an access point that meets ADA Disability standards. The residential buildings at 1620 & 1628 White Street are identified u...