Man arrested after allegedly raping realtor

The Mahaska County Sheriff’s office has arrested a suspect in the rape of a local real estate agent. Thirty-seven-year-old Anthony Schmidt was arrested Friday in his car and charged with second-degree sexual abuse. Police say Schmidt gave a fake address to a...

Iowans flock to Northeast Iowa to watch big birds

The official “Hawk Watch” may have been last weekend at Effigy Mounds State Park, but naturalist Joe Boyles says this weekend will be even better. Boyles leaves today with a busload of hawk watchers, but says anyone is welcome to visit the park, where...

Man arrested in Mahaska County rape case

The Mahaska County Sheriff’s office has arrested a suspect in the rape of a local real estate agent.37-year-old Anthony Schmidt was arrested Friday in his car and charged with second-degree sexual abuse. Police say Schmidt gave a fake address to a realtor...

Iowa, ISU, UNI all open conference play this weekend

The Iowa Hawkeyes open Big Ten play at home against Penn State. The Nittany Lions are 0-2 but Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says that record is deceiving.Iowa won last year’s game in Happy Valley in overtime and Ferentz expects another close, hard fought...

Private College students turn to business majors

A survey of thousands of students in Iowa’s private colleges finds a change in their most common major. Business is now the number-one choice, according to the poll by the Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. John Hartung, the group’s...
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