UNI baseball team looks to bounce back in conference play

The UNI baseball team will look to bounce back this weekend when they visit Illinois State in Missouri Valley Conference action. The Panthers are 7-11 overall and 0-4 in the Valley after being swept at seventh rated Wichita State and coach Rick Heller says it...

Drake takes enteries for road races

Drake University is now taking entries for the annual road races held in conjunction with the Drake Relays. Cal Murdoch is the race coordinator, and says the races started in 1969 and are the oldest major road races in Iowa. The races include an eight-kilometer and...

Govenor sends letters to ISU teams

Iowa’s Governor has sent personal letters to the coaches of the Iowa State mens’ and womens’ basketball teams, congratulating Wayne Morgan and Bill Fennelly on their teams’ post-season successes.Governor Tom Vilsack says he’s “proud...

Planets line up for great sky view

A central Iowa astronomer says Midwestern stargazers will have an unusual treat over the next week or so. Five planets are visible in the night sky, weather permitting, just after sunset. Doug Rudd, president of the Des Moines Astronomical Society, says it’s...

Child abuse victims remembered

Volunteers who work with kids in family court plan a vigil at this time tomorrow in Storm Lake. Christi Allender is a Buena Vista University student intern who planned this year’s event for the CASA program.It is for Iowa’s 11 children who died as a result...