by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 28, 2016 | Crime & Courts, Education, News, Politics & Government
Employees at privately-run boarding schools in Iowa will have to undergo background checks if a compromise that has emerged at the statehouse becomes law. Legislators began crafting a bill to establish state oversight of private boarding schools after allegations of...
by Dar Danielson | Apr 28, 2016 | Education, News
A study from the Institute for Research on Higher Education at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education finds Iowa ranks 28th for the cost of college education. William Doyle, an associate professor at Vanderbilt, helped put together the...
by Matt Kelley | Apr 28, 2016 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Weather
There are no reports of injuries, but there’s a bit of damage across portions of southern Iowa following a round of severe weather Wednesday. Kevin Skow is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Johnston. “At least three tornadoes...
by Todd Kimm | Apr 28, 2016 | Sports
Northern Iowa safety Deiondre’ Hall is the highest rated Iowa college player heading into Thursday night’s start of the NFL Draft in Chicago. Hall was the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior and is ranked as the eigth best...
by Matt Kelley | Apr 28, 2016 | News
Industry experts say there is a glut of corn on the world market and a new report on planting intentions shows corn acres up more than 5 million from a year ago. U.S.D.A. grains analyst Jerry Norton says those numbers are higher than anyone expected, though he says...
