by admin | Jan 31, 2006 | Uncategorized
The U-N-I Panthers put their national ranking and a share of the Missouri Valley lead on the line when they visit Creighton. U-N-I is 19-3 overall and is ranked 25th, their first ever appearance in the A-P poll and at 9-2 shares the Valley lead with Southern...
by admin | Jan 31, 2006 | Crime & Courts
A jury in Davenport today (Tuesday) found Roger Bentley guilty of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the death of 10-year-old Jetseta Gage of Cedar Rapids. Gage vanished from her mother’s home in Cedar Rapids last March and was later found dead in an...
by admin | Jan 31, 2006 | Uncategorized
The Drake Bulldogs return to Missouri Valley Conference play on Wednesday night with a visit to Missouri State. The Bulldogs have lost four of their last five games but coach Tom Davis says his team has not become demoralized. Davis says it helps that a lot of guys...
by admin | Jan 31, 2006 | Politics & Government
A big Republican donor has withdrawn his support from one G-O-P candidate for governor, while two of the Democrats running for governor are quibbling over competing campaign donations. William Krause, a West Des Moines Republican who owns the Kum & Go chain of...
by admin | Jan 31, 2006 | Politics & Government, Religion
The president of Catholic Charities U-S-A is outlining the cuts in social services Iowans would see under a proposed budget bill in Congress. Father Larry Snyder says the legislation could compromise the health and well-being of some of the poorest and most vulnerable...
