by admin | May 30, 2009 | Politics & Government
Local and regional organizations are teaming up with Farm Aid for a rally at the Manchester Livestock Exchange today to raise awareness about problems in the dairy industry. Delaware County farmer Dave Knipper says they hope to raise awareness about the falling...
by admin | May 30, 2009 | Politics & Government
Governor Chet Culver says he doesn’t believe gay marriage will be a "major political issue" in the 2010 election. Culver, a Democrat, intends to seek a second term as governor and Republican critics say Culver’s failure to do something to...
by admin | May 29, 2009 | Health & Medicine
A new survey shows fewer Iowa teenagers are drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes. Kathy Stone, with the Iowa Department of Public Health, says the Iowa Youth Survey involved nearly 98,000 students at schools around the state. The survey was conducted in October of...
by admin | May 29, 2009 | Crime & Courts
A Des Moines man is charged with assault and attempted murder after police say he repeatedly stabbed his 40-year-old mother early this morning. Sergeant Lori Lavorato says officers were called to the mother’s home at 2:30 a.m. and found 22-year-old Deshawn Davis...
by admin | May 29, 2009 | Business
Several people are now out of a job in West Burlington. About one fifth of the employees at the G.E. plant in West Burlington will lose their jobs. According to officials at the G.E. Consumer and Industrial’s plant, roughly 60 hourly positions are getting the...
