by Todd Kimm | Dec 31, 2013 | Sports
The Iowa Hawkeyes take the role of underdog into Wednesday’s Outback Bowl in Tampa. The Hawks finished the regular season 8-4 and take on a 14th ranked LSU team that is 9-3. The Tigers will be without injured quarterback Zach Mettenberger and true freshman...
by Matt Kelley | Dec 31, 2013 | Health & Medicine, News, Recreation / Entertainment
A lot of Iowans will be celebrating the arrival of a new year with a few cocktails tonight. An emergency room doctor is reminding those people to keep their alcohol consumption in check. Doctor Michael Wadman, with the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha,...
by Dar Danielson | Dec 31, 2013 | News, Sports, Top Story
Former Iowa State men’s basketball coach Johnny Orr died this morning at the age of 86. In 14 seasons Orr turned around the Cyclone program and took it to six NCAA tournaments, but he was liked as much for his coaching ability as he was his personality. Orr was...
by Dar Danielson | Dec 31, 2013 | Business, Human Interest, News
The holiday shopping season is over, but you may see some lines at thrift stores as the year comes to an end. Brent Watkins works at a Goodwill store in Cedar Rapids and said it’s the busiest time of the year. “It’s a crazy time, but it’s...
by O. Kay Henderson | Dec 31, 2013 | News, Politics & Government
Republican Congressman Steve King says a Farm Bill deal won’t necessarily be easy to strike in early 2014. King is one of the Farm Bill conference committee members who’ve been trying to strike a deal for the past few months. “There are a number of...
