by admin | Mar 31, 2007 | Weather
Here’s a silver lining to a weather pattern that’s challenged many farmers with a series of dry growing seasons in the Midwest. Ken Dewey with the High Plains Regional Climate Center says the dry weather cut the number of tornadoes last spring. For Iowa...
by admin | Mar 31, 2007 | Recreation / Entertainment
Many Iowans are already busy potting plants and spreading grass seed now that warmer weather has arrived. The annual Backyard Conservation Conference will be held today at Corning High School. Sheila O’Riley is coordinator of the Adams County Backyard...
by admin | Mar 31, 2007 | Uncategorized
Legislators are looking to ensure that the votes Iowans cast electronically are also recorded on a piece of paper. Senate President Jack Kibbie, a Democrat from Emmetsburg, says it’s about ensuring every vote counts. According to Kibbie, both political parties...
by admin | Mar 31, 2007 | Politics & Government
Six presidential hopefuls will be in Iowa over the next four days. Today, Illinois Senator Barak Obama will be in western Iowa and Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd will be in eastern Iowa. Both are Democrats. California Congressman Duncan Hunter, a Republican...
by admin | Mar 31, 2007 | Human Interest
The fossil hunter who inspired the main character in the 1993 blockbuster "Jurassic Park" will be talking about the fascinating "thunder lizards" today at the State Historical Museum in Des Moines. Montana paleontologist Jack Horner says dinosaurs...
