by Dar Danielson | Mar 30, 2013 | Education, News, Politics & Government
Governor Terry Branstad is conceding two of the men he’s asked to serve on the board the governs the state universities face long odds. Board of Regents president Craig Lang, nominated for another six-year term, and construction company executive Robert Cramer need to...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Mar 30, 2013 | Human Interest, News
An Iowa Easter tradition returns today when the Pony Express Riders saddle up in communities across the state for the annual horseback ride to Camp Sunnyside near Des Moines. Carol Bailey, the state coordinator for the event, says the first ride started with two...
by Matt Kelley | Mar 30, 2013 | Health & Medicine, News, Outdoors
Discarded food from the state’s largest hospital will soon be part of a composting program in Iowa City. Jen Jordan, recycling coordinator at the Iowa City Landfill, says the landfill’s massive mounds of compost disappear as gardeners buy it every spring....
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 30, 2013 | Military, News, Politics & Government
The Iowa Senate this week confirmed the leader of the Iowa National Guard for another tour of duty. Senator Daryl Beall, a Democrat from Fort Dodge, says Major General Timothy Orr has a “distinguished” record. “Certainly during the last four years,...
by Matt Kelley | Mar 29, 2013 | Crime & Courts, News
Preliminary autopsy results have failed to answer many questions about the death of a jail inmate in Sioux City this week. Anthony Josta, 35, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Woodbury County Jail on Tuesday evening. Efforts to revive Josta were unsuccessful....