by Radio Iowa Contributor | May 31, 2014 | Human Interest, News
An unusual test of strength and teamwork that’s also a fundraiser for Special Olympics Iowa is set for one week from today, the first time it’s been attempted in the state. Steve Palmer, who serves on the Special Olympics board of trustees, says the Plane...
by O. Kay Henderson | May 30, 2014 | News, Politics & Government, Top Story
Governor Terry Branstad has approved a bill that will get two Iowa casinos out of the greyhound racing business. The Bluffs Run track in Council Bluffs will close on December 31, 2015. Racing at the Dubuque Greyhound Park will continue, but management of the track...
by O. Kay Henderson | May 30, 2014 | Health & Medicine, Human Interest, News, Politics & Government
Supporters call this a banner day, as Governor Terry Branstad has signed a bill into law that provides “targeted immunity” in Iowa for the possession of cannabis oil as treatment for chronic epilepsy. Two mothers who led the lobbying effort for the bill...
by Matt Kelley | May 30, 2014 | Crime & Courts, Education, News
A southwest high school Iowa teacher who was placed on leave earlier this month is accused of having sex with a student. Russell Crouch was placed on administrative leave from the Glenwood Community School District on May 19. School officials refused to release any...
by Todd Kimm | May 30, 2014 | Sports
More than 12,000 runners will be on the streets of Central Iowa on Saturday for the annual Dam to Dam race. The run starts at Saylorville Lake and finishes in downtown Des Moines and race director Kurt Schaeffer says it features a new format. “We had to change...
