Good weather boosts the Drake Relays

The first full day at the 92nd Drake Relays is underway with nearly ideal conditions. Arkansas, making its first visit to Drake in 20-years, won the four-mile relay, but failed to break the meet record. Carroll’s Adam Huluska is a future Iowa State basketball...

Arbor day grows from the Midwest to the world

When J. Sterling Morton moved to Nebraska over a century ago, he began a national holiday that buds once a year. Today is National Arbor Day. Back in 1854, Morton, who was a journalist and a politician, and his wife were one some of the first settlers in Nebraska....

New lottery game features Iowa prizes

The Iowa Lottery unveiled a new scratch-off game today that offers as prizes, trips to tourist destinations in the state. Lottery spokeswoman Mary Neubauer says in the past there have been travel promotions, but they offered winners things like cruise trips. She says...