by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 29, 2016 | News, Politics & Government
One Iowan has a unique perspective on national political conventions like the one in Philadelphia that wrapped up last night. Four years ago Brent Oelson of Marion was a Ron Paul delegate at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. This past week, he’s been...
by Dar Danielson | Jul 28, 2016 | News, Politics & Government, Top Story
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made two stops in Iowa Thursday. During his first stop in Davenport, Trump talked about the ongoing Democratic National Convention, accusing speakers of telling lies about him. Trump said while Democrats attacked him,...
by Dar Danielson | Jul 28, 2016 | Crime & Courts, News
The former Neola city clerk is now facing numerous felony counts following a state audit that showed she improperly spent thousands of dollars in city money. Deborah Schierbrock was fired in August of 2013 following that state audit that showed $41,000 in money she...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 28, 2016 | News
One of the literary luminaries in the University of Iowa’s Writer’s Workshop has died. Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer James McPherson died on Wednesday from complications of pneumonia. The director of the U-I’s International Writing Program,...
by Todd Kimm | Jul 28, 2016 | Sports
There will be a new champion in class 1A at the state high school baseball tournament. Remsen St. Mary’s scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning and stunned top ranked and defending champion Mason City Newman 5-3 in the opening semifinal round game....