by Dar Danielson | Apr 28, 2012 | Education, Military, News
Retired General Mark Zirklebach and Rose Guinta.Two retired generals from Iowa and the mother of a Medal of Honor recipient are calling on federal and state officials to not cut spending on early childhood education. Retired Air Force Brigadier General, Douglas...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 28, 2012 | Human Interest, News
The 27th annual Risky Business conference is scheduled for next week on the Iowa State University campus, drawing professionals, parents and youth from across Iowa. This training summit focuses on critical issues confronting youth and professionals who work with them....
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 28, 2012 | News, Outdoors
A group of volunteers will gather in an eastern Iowa park this morning to help “re-populate” the area. A wind storm struck Union Grove State Park near Tama last summer. Mark Signs of Trees Forever says sustained wind speeds of more than 100 miles per hour...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 27, 2012 | Military, News
An Iowa soldier killed in Korea more than six decades ago was laid to rest in his home state Friday. Sergeant First Class Edris Viers of Swan, Iowa, was reported missing in action in 1950. Viers and several other soldiers who died in “The Battle of Bloody...
by Matt Kelley | Apr 27, 2012 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Military, News, Top Story
Fifty-three white crosses were placed in a lawn on the state capitol grounds Friday for an Iowa Workers Memorial ceremony. The list of 53 Iowans who were killed on the job last year includes 10 members of the military. Family and friends of some of the victims...