Five inmates are being punished in connection with the discovery of dangerous drugs making the rounds in the Iowa State Penitentiary. The union that represents a majority of state workers issued a news release on April 14 about “a rising drug problem” at Iowa’s maximum security prison in Fort Madison. AFSCME Council 61 president Danny […]Powered by WPeMatico
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will retire after the 2017 NASCAR season. “Junior,” has 603 career starts and 26 wins on the NASCAR circuit and won the Daytona 500 in 2004 and 2014. The 42-year-old has recently suffered concussion-like symptoms and has decided to call it quits. Earnhardt has become a vocal advocate for research of sports-related […]Powered by WPeMatico
A central Iowa man will be testifying this morning before the U.S. Senate panel chaired by Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley about the importance of protecting intellectual property. The Senate Judiciary Committee will hear from Neal Gutterson, the vice president of research and development at DuPont Pioneer Hi-Bred International, based in Johnston. Grassley says, “He will […]Powered by WPeMatico
University of Iowa biology students will be helping people learn a little more about themselves today on “National DNA Day.” U-I biology professor Bryant McAllister says his students will help interpret the results of DNA tests that people bring in. He says the students will use their biology knowledge to help interpret the commercial tests […]Powered by WPeMatico
An Iowan who gained fame as “The Bachelor” and a contestant on “Dancing with the Stars” has been arrested in connection with a deadly traffic accident in Buchanan County. According to sources, Chris Soules, who starred in a past season of the television series “The Bachelor”, was the driver of a pickup that rear-ended a […]Powered by WPeMatico
Jimmie Johnson gained control of the rain-delayed race at Bristol Monday with 21 of the race’s 500 laps to go and edged sometime Missourian Clint Bowyer by 1.2 seconds. It’s his second straight win, the eleventh time he has racked up back-to-back victories. Bowyer’s comeback season continued with his fourth top ten finish of the […]Powered by WPeMatico
The University of Dubuque baseball program is taking major strides under fourth year coach Paul Wyczawski (why-chow-skee). With two weeks remaining in the regular season the Spartans are tied at the top of the Iowa Conference standings with Wartburg at 12-3 and are 18-12 overall. Dubuque has never won an Iowa Conference title in baseball […]Powered by WPeMatico
The name of the teenager is being released who died in a weekend all-terrain vehicle accident near Forest City. Family members are on record identifying the victim as Colby Schleuger. The Iowa State Patrol says an ATV being operated by the teen went into a ditch on a gravel road west of Forest City about […]Powered by WPeMatico
Water quality initiatives, “comprehensive” tax reform and an examination of government pension policies — those are some of the priorities Iowa’s next governor will pursue during the 2018 legislative session. “We got a lot of great things done this year that will continue to make Iowa competitive and help us grow the economy the next step […]Powered by WPeMatico
