by Dar Danielson | Nov 28, 2013 | Business, Human Interest, News
Some retailers are opening today, but most are waiting for the traditional Black Friday kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. Iowa State University retail specialist, Ron Prescott, says the weeks leading up to Christmas remain key for businesses. “About...
by Matt Kelley | Nov 28, 2013 | Health & Medicine, News
A hospital in northwest Iowa boasts it’s the first in the state to use a new type of robot to clean rooms. It’s not like an android out of “Star Wars,” but a mobile, robotic device that uses a pulse of very bright light to wipe out viruses....
by Matt Kelley | Nov 28, 2013 | Education, News
A new class offered at Iowa State University this semester is teaching students how to juggle. It’s being taught by assistant professor of mathematics Steve Butler, who says there’s a lot more to juggling than just tossing an object from one hand to the...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Nov 28, 2013 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
The stretch of the Mississippi River near a sunken towboat has reopened to river traffic. On Monday, the Stephen L. Colby hit a submerged object and sank near LeClaire, just north of the Quad-Cities. The crew made it to safety, and no one was hurt. The U.S. Coast...
by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 28, 2013 | Military, News
The adjutant-general of the Iowa National Guard says the guard has part-time spots open for retiring full-time soldiers. Due to federal budget cuts and the end of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, Iowa National Guard Adjutant General Timothy Orr says tens of...
