Jim Zabel, Iowa broadcasting legend, dies at 91
Source: Des Moines Register
Des Moines :: IA :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 22:22:51 -0700 | political-news
He once ran a footrace against Jesse Owens, followed Ronald Reagan as WHO's sports director and hosted the longest-running bowling show in television history...I love it! that punctuated climactic moments during Hawkeye football and basketball games.
Casino petition calls for Iowa mayor to resign
Source: SF Gate
Sioux City :: IA :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 17:17:33 -0700 | allnews
Iowa (AP) An online petition is demanding that the mayor of Sioux City resign over his role in replacing the Argosy riverboat casino with a Hard Rock-branded facility. The petition at Change.org questions the impartiality of Mayor Bob Scott and...
GOP's Walker touts state ties during trip to Iowa
Source: Star Tribune
West Des Moines :: IA :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 19:28:28 -0700 | political-news
Wisconsin's Republican governor, Scott Walker, is introducing himself to Iowa Republicans as would-be presidential candidates often do as one of their own. Walker tells about 600 of the GOP faithful at a party fundraising banquet in a Des Moines suburb...
Veterans for Life Ride set for June 2
Source: The Hutchinson News
Fort Dodge :: IA :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 16:36:40 -0700 | allnews
A motorcycle ride to benefit the Fort Dodge Soldiers' Home is set for June 2, starting at the City Park in Dighton Registration for the ninth annual Veteran's for Life Ride will be from 9 to 10 a.m...Participants are asked...
The little boy who can't smile: Toddler to undergo groundbreaking surgery after rare neurological ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Des Moines :: IA :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 16:37:13 -0700 | health-news
23 May 2013 A one-year-old whose face is paralyzed due to an extremely rare neurological condition is set to undergo groundbreaking surgery that will see him smile for the first time. Preston Tassi from Des Moines, Iowa, is one of...
Sen. Rand Paul to speak in Henderson July 1
Source: The Gleaner
Cedar Rapids :: IA :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 17:06:28 -0700 | sports-news
Photo by Matthew Holst Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at the Iowa GOP Lincoln Dinner event, Friday, May 10, 2013, at the Hotel at Kirkwood Center, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Republican Sen. Rand Paul opened his presidential exploration tour Friday...
Sammy Hagar faces appeal of tossed defamation case
Source: The Idaho Statesman
Iowa City :: IA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 15:49:42 -0700 | entertainment-news
Iowa A former Playboy bunny who claims Sammy Hagar fathered her now-deceased child is appealing a ruling that dismissed her lawsuit against the former Van Halen frontman. The Iowa woman, identified in court records as Jane Doe, filed the appeal...
Hawkeye athletics hall of fame to induct 6 new members
Source: Des Moines Register
Iowa City :: IA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 13:52:19 -0700 | sports-news
Iowa The National Iowa Varsity Club and the University of Iowa Athletics Department will induct six individuals into the National Iowa Varsity Club Athletics Hall of Fame on Aug. 30, 2013. Five former University of Iowa student-athletes and one former...
'Armour for Champions' to meet at CMA
Source: Newton Daily News
Newton :: IA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 11:20:49 -0700 | technology-news
16 a.m.CDT Armour for Champions: Free Support Group for Families With Children with Disabilities will host a meeting on Monday, June 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Community Heights Alliance Church...You do not need to be a member of...
Iowa district nixes armed officers in schools
Source: Newton Daily News
Iowa City :: IA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 15:19:17 -0700 | allnews
Plans for armed police officers in Iowa City schools have been put on hold. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that the Iowa City School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night not to pursue a federal grant that would partially fund two...
Iowa district nixes armed officers in schools
Source: Newton Daily News
Iowa City :: IA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 15:19:17 -0700 | allnews
Plans for armed police officers in Iowa City schools have been put on hold. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that the Iowa City School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night not to pursue a federal grant that would partially fund two...
Berg Middle School students will 'Roll Out the Red Carpet' at Friday assembly
Source: Newton Daily News
Newton :: IA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 11:20:37 -0700 | entertainment-news
39 a.m.CDT Updated:Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:41 a.m.CDT Berg Middle School willhold a springacademic awards assembly from 1:19 to 3 p.m...The theme of the assembly, Roll Out the Red Carpet, will celebrate the academic achievements of seventh and eighth grade...
Halferty pushes back request for COPS grants
Source: Newton Daily News
Newton :: IA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 11:20:32 -0700 | political-news
In a bit of a surprise move, Jasper County Sheriff John Halferty informed the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that his office would not pursue a Community Oriented Policing Services grant, at least for now...Basically, I don't want to submit...
Haying on Neal Smith NWF in 2013
Source: Newton Daily News
Newton :: IA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 11:20:31 -0700 | political-news
37 a.m.CDT Updated:Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:40 a.m.CDT Approximately 120 acres of grass at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge will be available this year to bale. Anyone who is interested is invited to attend an informational meeting and pick up...
Robinson graduates from basic military training
Source: Newton Daily News
Des Moines :: IA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 11:20:42 -0700 | political-news
40 a.m.CDT Updated:Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:16 p.m.CDT Air Force Airman Cody A. Robinson graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline...
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