Woman astronaut to speak in Iowa

The first American woman in space will be in eastern Iowa this week to address a group of educators. Retired astronaut Sally Ride is keynote speaker for the Kaleidoscope of Learning Conference in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. Ride is a physicist, pilot and author who flew...

UNI coach signs new contract

The University of Northern Iowa has signed football coach Mike Dunbar to a contract extension that runs through the end of the 2003 season. Dunbar is in his fourth season as the Panther coach has a record of 27-14. Panther athletic director Rick Hartzell says...

First weekend of pheasant season safe

The coordinator of safety programs for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the opening weekend of pheasant hunting season went pretty well. Sonny Satre says there were four accidents reported Saturday and Sunday.There were accidents in Audubon, Jasper, Cedar...

New top team takes over in 4A RI football poll

There is a new top ranked team in class 4A in the final Radio Iowa high school football poll. West Des Moines Dowling climbs two spots and edged out Cedar Falls for the top spot in the 4A survey after previously top ranked Iowa City High lost to Cedar Rapids...
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