by admin | Feb 28, 2001 | Business
Des Moines-based “AccessAir” is grounded, for good. The second incarnation of “AccessAir” shut down yesterday. The start-up airline’s principle backer, John Ruan III, said he was “deeply disappointed” but low passenger loads...
by admin | Feb 28, 2001 | Sports
The Iowa State Cyclones look to clinch a share of the Big-12 Conference title at home tonight against Texas Tech. There have been many keys to Iowa State’s success this season and coach Larry Eustachy says one of the biggest has been the play of senior forward...
by admin | Feb 28, 2001 | Crime & Courts
Des Moines police have released the names but few details about two men found dead Monday in a home on the southwest side of the Capitol City.Sergeant Bruce Elrod is a spokesman for Des Moines cops says Forty-year-old Jeffery Johnson lived in the house where he and...
by admin | Feb 28, 2001 | Politics & Government
Republicans at the statehouse have temporarily backed off plans to cut 40-million dollars in this year’s state budget. Senators were set to debate the package yesterday, but tabled it. Senate Republican Leader Stewart Iverson of Dows says Republicans want to...
by admin | Feb 28, 2001 | Politics & Government
The Iowa Commission on the Status of African Americans is seeking participants for its upcoming annual conference. Commission Director Travena Potter-Hall says the theme of this year’s two-day conference is “Black Families in Crisis.”She says the...
