Drake fills in the Blank for new athletic director

Drake University has named Dave Blank as the school’s new director of athletics. Blank is currently the athletic director at Coastal Carolina in Conway, South Carolina where the school competes in the Big South Conference. Blank says the primary focus at Drake...

Gas prices drop slightly

Gasoline prices are on the decline, just in time for the July 4th Holiday which is considered the kick-off of the summer driving season. Iowa Department of Natural Resources fuel market analyst Ward Lenz says it’s “Economics 101” — a bunch of...

Abortion ruling sparks show down

Supporters and opponents of abortion had a war of words on the steps of the Iowa Statehouse yesterday afternoon. Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa’s Jill June told reporters the Supreme Court’s five-to-four decision which knocked down bans on partial...

Boswell walks out in protest of drug program

Iowa’s only democrat Congressman joined a walk-out yesterday on the bill which establishes a new prescription drug benefit for the nation’s elderly. Under the bill, Medicare officials would merely oversee private insurance company prescription drug plans...