by admin | Jan 31, 2009 | News
A 33-year-old who’s a member of the Des Moines City Council is the new chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party. Michael Kiernan describes himself as part of a “new generation” of Democrats. “I don’t think we’re at the top of...
by admin | Jan 31, 2009 | Crime & Courts
Police in Davenport say a home invasion investigation Friday turned into a car chase and ended with a fatal traffic accident. Officers were called to the home invasion at 4:30 a.m. and learned the two male suspects fled the scene in a Jeep Cherokee driven by a female....
by admin | Jan 31, 2009 | Human Interest
Food pantries in the state are feeling the pinch of the economic crisis. The food pantry at the Iowa City Crisis Center says demand has jumped 30-percent since 2007. Officials say this is busiest they’ve been in their 34-year history. Demand is so high right...
by admin | Jan 31, 2009 | Health & Medicine
A new $13-million hospital is under construction in the eastern Iowa town of Anamosa that’ll be known as the Jones Regional Medical Center. The hospital is being built just east of the intersection of Highways 151 and 64 in Jones County. C-E-O Sean...
by admin | Jan 31, 2009 | Business
Iowa’s largest law firm is opening its third office in the state, in Cedar Rapids, which will focus primarily on protecting creations of the mind. Wendy Marsh is an attorney with Nyemaster Goode who works in the type of law known as intellectual property, which...
