by admin | Aug 31, 2007 | News
Friends, family and fellow soldiers gathered at a Catholic church in Des Moines today for the funeral of 37-year-old Master Sergeant Scott Carney of Ankeny. Carney died in a vehicle accident in Afghanistan August 24th while serving with the Iowa National Guard. Father...
by admin | Aug 31, 2007 | Military, Politics & Government
One of the final steps in completing Iowa’s new veterans cemetery took place today at the World War Two Veterans Memorial near the state capitol building. The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Jim Nicholson, today handed over the check for...
by admin | Aug 31, 2007 | News
Fifty-one people were killed in traffic crashes in Iowa in July, making it the second deadliest month for roadway accidents since 1999. Bob Thompson, with the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau, says the most recent survey shows 90-percent of Iowans wear a...
by admin | Aug 31, 2007 | Politics & Government
Two Iowa State University students believe they are the first and perhaps only gay couple to marry today in Iowa. Late Thursday, a Polk County judge ruled the state law which restricts marriages in Iowa to those between a man and a woman is unconstitutional. Gay...
by admin | Aug 31, 2007 | Politics & Government
A top Republican legislator has called on the governor to include the gay marriage issue in a special legislative session that might be called to deal with Iowa’s caucus date. Governor Chet Culver, a Democrat, said today he wants to talk with legislators on both...
