Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says the two constants with each of their trips to the Outback Bowl is the Hawkeyes have a great time and face a quality opponent. This time is no different as the Hawkeyes get ready to play 18th ranked Mississippi State. Ferentz says any opponent out of the Southeastern Conference is tough. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa farmland values have dropped four of the last five years in the Iowa State University survey — but some farmland owners are still optimistic that will change in the new year. Iowa State University economist Wendong Zhang conducts the annual survey. He says one third of those in the survey expect a modest decline, […]Powered by WPeMatico
The employees of six county jails in Iowa are being praised for going “above and beyond” the minimum state standards for those facilities. Delbert Longley, the chief jail inspector for the Iowa Department of Corrections, selected the six county jails as 2018 “Best of the Best” award winners. “I inspect 106 facilities every year. The […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowans are warned to think before they click if they see a familiar celebrity like Oprah or Ellen on a pop-up ad, pitching products for skin care, losing weight or boosting memory. Jim Hegarty, CEO of the Better Business Bureau in Omaha-Council Bluffs, says many of those ads are scams and they’re rigged to rope […]Powered by WPeMatico
Hundreds of Iowa high school students may lose access to required foreign language classes if lawmakers don’t provide a cash infusion to a state-run initiative. The program is called “Iowa Learning Online” and Iowa Department of Education director Ryan Wise uses the shorthand “I-LO” when discussing it. “It is virtually impossible to get the fees and […]Powered by WPeMatico
Students from Iowa and several other states will soon be able to pay in-state tuition rates at South Dakota’s public universities. That state’s Board of Regents approved the new policy for the so-called South Dakota Advantage earlier this month. Regents President Kevin Schieffer says there’s already a reciprocity agreement with Minnesota. “Pilot programs have been […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran, says one of her top legislative accomplishments this past year was a collaboration with one of the Senate’s most liberal Democrats. “That measure in the National Defense Authorization Act to raise awareness and to treat traumatic brain injury, that was done with my colleague Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts,” […]Powered by WPeMatico
Thousands of Iowans are getting new televisions, cell phones, laptops, and other high-tech gadgets as Christmas gifts. Iowa DNR Senior Environmental Specialist Susan Johnson is urging them to recycle their old electronics. “Many retailers will take back e-waste for recycling, regardless of whether you purchased a product from the retailer or not,” Johnson said. It’s believed […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa State coach Matt Campbell has been pleased with practice as the 24th ranked Cyclones get set to play 13th ranked Washington State in the Alamo Bowl. The Cyclones will have a final practice on Wednesday before Friday’s game. Campbell says the only change in practice routine is they have been working out in the […]Powered by WPeMatico
