The Drake women’s basketball team has added former Indianola standout and University of Missouri transfer Grace Berg to the program, head coach Jennie Baranczyk announced. Berg will have three seasons of eligibility at Drake. Berg, a 6-0 forward, played in 19 games for the Tigers this season, averaging 3.8 points, 1.7 rebounds and 12.7 minutes […]Powered by WPeMatico
Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper campaigned in Iowa Sunday, telling potential Caucus-goers he’s a progressive with a pragmatic streak. “What I’ve done is achieve progressive goals by getting people together and working together,” Hickenlooper told reporters. Hickenlooper spoke to about 100 people packed into a West Des Moines home Sunday afternoon, then he stopped by […]Powered by WPeMatico
A man from central Iowa was killed in a single-vehicle crash early this morning. The Iowa State Patrol says the car was traveling at a high rate of speed on Interstate 80 just west of the Johnston exit in northwest Des Moines. About a quarter to one, the driver lost control of the Grand AM […]Powered by WPeMatico
Briar Cliff University has received a $2 million endowment gift from the Sisters of St. Francis of Dubuque. President Rachelle Karstens says the legacy gift is one of the largest in the University’s history and establishes the Sisters of St. Francis Endowed Chair in Theology. “It’s so exciting and in theology none the less,” Karstens […]Powered by WPeMatico
A child was killed when a vehicle carrying eight people from Nebraska crashed along an icy interstate in southwestern Iowa’s Cass County last night. All of the victims were from Grand Island, Nebraska. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2004 GMC driven by 40-year-old Jesus Cantero-Perez was traveling west on I-80 at around 10:30 p.m. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Congressman Steve King’s town hall meeting in Primghar on Saturday was his first public event in Iowa since House GOP leaders stripped King of his committee assignments. “It is stunning and astonishing to me that four words in a New York Times quote can outweigh 20-some years of public service,” King said. King has […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Congressman Steve King’s town hall meeting in Primghar on Saturday was his first public event in Iowa since House GOP leaders stripped King of his committee assignments. “It is stunning and astonishing to me that four words in a New York Times quote can outweigh 20-some years of public service,” King said. King has […]Powered by WPeMatico
The body of a missing Marshalltown teenager has been found. After five days of searching, Marshalltown Police say the body of 13-year old Corey Brown was found Sunday morning in a secluded area on the west side of Marshalltown. Brown left his home on Tuesday evening, January 22nd, after what was reported as a typical […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Drake women’s basketball team closed January with a 78-47 road win over Evansville Sunday afternoon at the Meeks Family Fieldhouse. Drake (15-4, 7-0 MVC) was led in scoring by Becca Hittner’s (Urbandale, Iowa) game-high 21 points with Sara Rhine (Eldon, Mo.) narrowly behind with her seventh double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Maddy […]Powered by WPeMatico
