ISU expert says downer cow decision not downer for market

The U-S Department of Agriculture took action this week to assure consumers the food supply is safe, saying “downer” animals will no longer be accepted at meatpacking plants in the U-S. Iowa State University Extension Market News Director Doug Cooper...

Meskwaki Casino near Tama reopens

One of the newly-elected leaders of the Meskwaki Settlement spoke to reporters this morning as the tribe’s casino prepared to re-open. Wayne Pushetonequa, one of the newly-elected council members of the Sac and Fox tribe of the Mississippi, calls this a day of...

UNI wins big over Siena

The UNI Panthers won their fourth consecutive game with an 82-70 cruise past Siena, their first game after a 10-day holiday layoff. Siena jumped out to score the first five points of the game, but Northern Iowa sank three consecutive three pointers to grab the lead...

Iowa escapes with 71-62 win over Eastern Illinois

A late flurry by sophomore guard Jeff Horner allowed the Iowa Hawkeyes to avoid an upset at the hands of Eastern Illinois. Horner’s free throw with just over two and a half minutes remaining snapped a 60-all tie and 30 seconds later, he buried a three pointer...