Culver "very confident" state budget is balanced

Governor Culver, Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald (l-r)

Governor Chet Culver says he is "very confident" the state budget is balanced and there's no need to call legislators back to Des Moines to adjust spending. Culver, a Democrat, is also accusing rival Republicans of "misleading" Iowans about the status of the state budget. "In a very partisan way, the Republicans running for governor are misleading people," Culver says.

Law enforcement out in force for holiday traffic

Thousands of Iowans are traveling today to visit friends and family over the Fourth of July and Randy Hunefeld with the Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau says law officers are hoping the roads are much safer than they were over the last major...

Parks full up, grass a little longer this 4th of July

Iowa's state parks will be as full as ever this Independence Day holiday, but they might not be as tidy looking as they have been in the past. Department of Natural Resources state parks bureau chief, Kevin Sczodronski, says a cut in the budget...

Iowa Court of Appeals rules on college payments for unwed parents

The Iowa Court of Appeals has waded into a debate about whether unmarried biological parents can be ordered to help pay for their kids' college expenses. The Iowa Court of Appeals has ruled in a Woodbury County case involving a woman who went to court to try to get the biological father of their daughter to help pay for the girl's college education.

Close calls bring warnings about warm cars and kids

There were two close calls in Iowa last week with children being left locked inside hot cars. Both children survived the incidents in Iowa City and Cedar Falls and two adults are charged. Nationwide, 14 infants have died this year after being...

Time will tell if ISU parsley plant is a record

Some restaurants put parsley on dinner plates as a garnish, but a parsley plant at Iowa State University might look more at home on King Kong's plate. Ames is home to a storehouse for seeds, run by Iowa State and the USDA. David Brenner is...

Motorcycles head to Algona for ABATE rally

Motorcycle riders from across Iowa are rumbling into Algona today for the start of the annual three-day ABATE Freedom Rally . Event coordinator Phil McCormick of Clear Lake says ABATE stands for A Brotherhood Aimed Toward Education and that's...

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Hawkeye Downs to compete with football in September

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids is extending its racing season. Chris Stocks is director of racing and says the track has lost four dates to rain so far this season. He says the drivers felt adding three Friday races in September was the best...

Drake men's soccer enjoying pre-season ranking

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Drake men's soccer coach Sean Holmes does not mind the high expectations the Bulldogs have for the upcoming season. After advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in the program's history. Drake is ranked 21st in the College Soccer...

Sports Illustrated writer talks about Ed Thomas article

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Sports Illustrated is one of the many national media outlets to cover the story of the shooting of Aplington-Parkersburg High School football coach Ed Thomas. Thomas was shot and killed one week ago and former player Mark Becker is charged...

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A new title for Vilsack

Thursday, July 2, 2009, 6:12 PM

No, he has not been knighted by the queen. Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack -- the current U.S. Secretary of Agriculture -- and his wife, Christie, are grandparents. Their oldest son, Jess, and his wife, Kate, are the parents...

Culver accuses Republicans of "scaring" Iowans

Thursday, July 2, 2009, 6:23 PM

Governor Chet Culver, a Democrat who intends to seek reelection in 2010, held a news conferencelate this afternoon (delaying the start of my Independence Day holiday!). The purpose was to rebutt comments from Republicans, especially Republicans...

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