by Dar Danielson | Nov 30, 2009 | Business
Gift cards can be a good thing for shoppers who aren’t sure what to get someone, but a study by Iowa State shows those cards can lead to some bad shopping habits for recipients. I.S.U. assistant marketing professor, Laura Smarandescu, says people have more of a...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Nov 29, 2009 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
Two people were killed in southwest Iowa Saturday when a go-cart and a semi collided northwest of Clarinda. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident happened Saturday afternoon as the go cart, which had pulled out of a residential drive, was attempting to...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Nov 29, 2009 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
A naked, allegedly intoxicated woman was cited for failure to maintain control of her vehicle early Saturday morning after the SUV she was driving allegedly struck three parked vehicles on the same side of the street in Council Bluffs. Police were called after they...
by Matt Kelley | Nov 28, 2009 | Health & Medicine
State health officials are hoping to reverse an alarming increase in the number of Iowans who are choosing to take their own lives. In 2008, 376 Iowans committed suicide. That’s a nearly 14% increase over the previous year. “I think the concern is that the...
by Dar Danielson | Nov 28, 2009 | Business
You can now buy just about anything you can find in a store on-line, but an Iowa State University researcher says it’s still not clear how internet shopping impacts the holiday sales. Economist Meghan O’Brien says it’s hard to nail down the numbers. She...