by admin | Dec 29, 2006 | Weather
Iowa’s on the verge of setting a second record December low for snowfall this decade. State Climatologist Harry Hillaker says there’s just not been a lot of the white stuff around. Hillaker says the current record is four-tenths of an inch average for snow...
by admin | Dec 29, 2006 | Politics & Government
The man who was the third-place finisher in this past June’s Democratic primary for governor is now backing John Edwards’ bid for the White House. Ed Fallon, who garnered 26 percent of the votes Iowa Democrats cast in June’s primary, says many of his...
by admin | Dec 29, 2006 | Politics & Government
A new service becomes available for deaf and hearing-impaired Iowans after the first of the year. Iowa Utilities Board spokesman Rob Hillesland says “Cap Tel” will make it easier for them to use regular telephones. It’s a specialized new type of...
by admin | Dec 29, 2006 | Crime & Courts
A funeral director in southwest Iowa?s Pottawattamie County is under investigation for possible illegal business practices. Officials with the Iowa Insurance Division of the Iowa Securities and Regulated Industries Bureau issued Rick L. Knutson, funeral director for...
by admin | Dec 29, 2006 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
A Fertile man is being called a hero today (Friday) after pulling three youths from the Winnebago River last night. Thirty-nine-year-old Todd Lundgren was driving along Main Street in Fertile around 5:20 last night when a boy flagged him down. Lundgren says the boy...