Iowa coach says first game should clear up the picture

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says while the Hawkeyes enter the season with a number of question marks it is time to play a game. The Hawks are ranked tenth in the pre-season coaches poll and open the season at home against Illinois State. Ferentz says he’s not sure...

Iowa Red Cross vehicles head to the South

Red Cross volunteers from across the Midwest are headed south to help residents recover from Hurricane Katrina. Bobbie Bishop, spokeswoman for the agency’s central Iowa chapter, says thousands of people across Louisiana, Florida and elsewhere could use a hand....

Blood donations needed in wake of hurricane

If you’re wondering how to help as reports from the hurricane disaster zone pour in, one of the greatest challenges for people there is emergency health care. Jenny Garner is spokeswoman for Mississippi Regional Blood Center in the Quad Cities. There’s...

Report shows Iowa median income changes little

The U.S. Census Bureau released new data today on income levels and a private Iowa think tank says its analysis shows a mixed bag. Elaine Ditsler, an analyst for the Iowa Policy Project, says compared to last year, Iowa’s median income has not significantly...

Report says alcohol part of deadly Western Iowa accident

Authorities in western Iowa say an Oakland teen who died earlier this month in a rollover accident, had twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system. Recently released autopsy results indicate 18-year old Jason Hagen had a blood alcohol level of Zero-point...
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