by Radio Iowa Contributor | Mar 30, 2015 | Crime & Courts, News
A second case of illegal pet dumping is under investigation in northern Iowa. A gas station employee on Mason City’s north side saw someone throw a black garbage bag Thursday into the trash bin outside of the business. That bag contained eight newborn kittens, which...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Mar 30, 2015 | Crime & Courts, News
Two Cedar Rapids Police officers are on paid administrative leave after firing shots at a motorist who led them on a chase early Sunday. The suspect was spotted speeding near a hospital and then drove the wrong way down a one-way street. Officers eventually tracked...
by Matt Kelley | Mar 30, 2015 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
State and federal officials are urging Iowans to think about their pets when making emergency plans for floods, tornadoes and other severe weather. Phil Kirk, a preparedness coordinator with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, says FEMA has learned through...
by Todd Kimm | Mar 30, 2015 | Sports
The college basketball season in Iowa officially came to an end over the weekend when the Iowa Hawkeye women lost to sixth ranked Baylor 81-66 in the sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in Oklahoma City. It was the Hawks first trip to the sweet 16 in 1996 and they close...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 30, 2015 | Education, News, Politics & Government
Nearly 600 people are in Des Moines today for a summit to talk about how to promote science, technology, engineering and math — the so-called STEM courses. “This is the future of Iowa that assembles in that room,” said Jeff Weld, executive director...