December could set a record for lack of snowfall

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...

Fallon supports Edwards for President

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...

Avoca funeral home director under investigation

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...