by admin | Jan 31, 2001 | Politics & Government
Governor Tom Vilsack’s hint about his decision on the dove-hunting bill has turned into a promise. Vilsack last night issued a veto message — promising to strike down the dove-hunting bill which cleared the legislature. Joe Shannahan, a spokesman for the...
by admin | Jan 31, 2001 | Sports
Drake sophomore center Carla Bennett has been named the Missouri Valley Conference player of the week. Bennett led the Bulldogs to a pair of road wins last week, including a 19-point 16-rebound effort in an overtime win at Northern Iowa. Drake coach Lisa Stone says...
by admin | Jan 30, 2001 | Outdoors
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources plans to offer spring workshops to help businesses develop environmental plans. Jeff Fiagle of the D-N-R’s Waste Reduction Assistance Program says they’ll focus on what’re called Environmental Management...
by admin | Jan 30, 2001 | Crime & Courts
More charges have been filed against a Davenport man accused of leaving the scene of a fatal crash in Scott County.The Iowa State Patrol says 40-year old Alan Reed was driving a semi that crashed into the back of a mini van last month on I-80 near Walcott. Troopers...
by admin | Jan 30, 2001 | Crime & Courts, Politics & Government
Senator Chuck Grassley predicts embattled U-S Attorney General-nominee John Ashcroft -will- win the approval today of the Senate Judiciary Committee. That committee will then send the nomination on to the full Senate. Grassley says a lot of Democrats will vote against...
