A celebration is planned in central Iowa this month to mark the 500th anniversary of one of the most important events in the Christian faith. It was in 1517 that Martin Luther nailed the historic 95 theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, launching the start of the Protestant Reformation. Don […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa defense is preparing to face multiple quarterbacks this week when they host Illinois. Jeff George junior will get his first start for the Illini after Chayce Crouch started the first four games of the season. Hawkeye linebacker Josey Jewell says while Crouch was more of a running threat George is a classis pocket […]Powered by WPeMatico
A new report estimates 186,000 middle class Iowa households will pay more taxes under plans that are pending in the U.S. Senate. Mike Owen of the Iowa Policy Project said half of the tax cuts would go to the top one percent of wealthy Iowans. “Under that analysis those tax cuts to the top one percent […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says his office has reached a price reduction agreement with a leading manufacturer of naloxone, a lifesaving opioid antidote. Miller, at a news conference this morning at a Des Moines fire station, said the deal involves California-based drug maker Amphastar. “They have agreed to provide, to all public entities, a […]Powered by WPeMatico
The old Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison will be reopened this weekend for public tours of the 178 year old facility. The prison was shutdown in August 2015, when inmates were moved into a newly built maximum security prison. Iowa State Pen Warden Patti Wachtendorf, who started her career as a correctional officer in […]Powered by WPeMatico
A 14-member chorus that bills itself as the world’s oldest collegiate a cappella group will open its traveling concert season this weekend with two Iowa performances. The Yale Whiffenpoofs started in 1909. In this century, Yale students selected for the group began taking off a full year from college to travel and perform. Noah Strausser […]Powered by WPeMatico
Some people blame a lack of action in Congress for the mass shootings in Las Vegas on Sunday night — and many other similar tragedies involving firearms where dozens of lives were lost. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley was asked in a conference call with reporters this morning if he foresees any legislation pending that could […]Powered by WPeMatico
After going missing in the aftermath of Sunday’s mass shooting in Las Vegas, a 33-year-old northwest Iowa woman who was shot in the rampage has been found dead. According to KTIV-TV, the victim’s sister-in-law, Sarah Rowher confirms that Carly Kreibaum of Sutherland was killed in the attack at the country music festival in Las Vegas. […]Powered by WPeMatico
An Iowa City man had a decision to make after winning the “Lucky for Life” drawing. Chuck Svatos won the drawing on September 25th that comes with a prize of $25,000 each year for the rest of his life. There’s a guarantee of a minimum of 20 years of payments, and there’s also a cash […]Powered by WPeMatico
