The Iowa State and Drake women meet Sunday in Hilton Coliseum. Cyclone coach Bill Fennelly says games with in-state opponents are always good ones and he expects a great challenge from a Drake team that has been in the ratings at one point this season. Fennelly says this will be a good test with the […]Powered by WPeMatico
The University of Iowa is suspending four fraternities following an investigation of nine fraternities for incidents involving hazing and alcohol. The Kappa Sigma, Delta Chi, and Sigma Nu fraternity chapters, as well as the Sigma Alpha Epsilon are no longer to operate at the University of Iowa. The school announced the action in a news […]Powered by WPeMatico
A southwest Iowa woman was able to identify her attacker after being shot in the head. According to the Council Bluffs Police Department, officers were sent to the 2800 block of Avenue A around 6 p.m. Thursday. Upon arrival, officers found 56-year-old Tammy L. Smart inside the home with a gunshot wound to her head. She […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Supreme Court says a home improvement store has to pay state sales tax for labor on some items purchased for homes. The Department of Revenue determined the Lowe’s stores in the state should have been charging sales taxes on labor for the installation of windows and doors, faucets, toilets, dishwashers, ceiling fans, sinks, […]Powered by WPeMatico
Police in many Iowa cities on Thursday responded to bomb threats that were quickly determined be non-credible. Ames Police Commander Geoff Huff says the robo-emails or calls were mainly received by large shopping centers and businesses – and provided many Iowans with at least a brief scare. “The caller is, in some way, saying that […]Powered by WPeMatico
The three members of a state forecasting board agree state tax receipts will grow, but not by much in the next 18 months. “In the eight weeks since we met last, little has changed economically. The underlying fundamentals of the national and state economy remain sound. The economy continues to be in mid-expansion, with nothing […]Powered by WPeMatico
A top U.S.D.A. official suggests President Trump will have to referee a dispute within his administration about federal payments to partially cover farm losses due to the trade war. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky was in Iowa met with commodity group representatives Thursday afternoon where a second round of direct payments to farmers was discussed. “We […]Powered by WPeMatico
The producers of a CBS News program say they’ll reveal new information this weekend about the case of missing Mason City TV anchor Jodi Huisentruit. A press release previewing this Saturday’s edition of the TV program “48 Hours” says they’ll have a report on the 23-year-old Huisentruit case. The KIMT morning anchor disappeared on her […]Powered by WPeMatico
The mayor of an Iowa town featured in a documentary airing on the National Geographic channel says the production is a little one-sided. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a potential 2020 presidential candidate, financed the film and was in Iowa last week to tout it. Val Swinton is mayor of Clarksville, which was […]Powered by WPeMatico
