FATE OF RECORD LOTTERY JACKPOT GOES TO COURT.

THE STATUS OF IOWA’S “MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR” IS IN DOUBT. IOWA LOTTERY OFFICIALS ARE ASKING A JUDGE TO DETERMINE WHETHER TIM SHULTZ OF DES MOINES OWNS A NEARLY 16-MILLION DOLLAR JACKPOT. A 20-YEAR-OLD CO-WORKER, SARAH ELDER, SAYS SHE LOANED SHULTZ...

Council Bluffs Mayor considers higher office

COUNCIL BLUFFS MAYOR, TOM HANASAN, SAYS HE’S TAKING A SERIOUS LOOK AT RUNNING FOR CONGRESS IN IOWA’S FOURTH DISTRICT IN 2000. HANASAN SAYS ITS BEEN SOMETHING HE’S ALWAYS WANTED TO DO. HE IS FINALLY PURSUING THIS INTEREST AFTER 20 YEARS IN POLITICS....

English Language Bill moves forward

A BILL WHICH DECLARES ENGLISH AS IOWA’S OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IS MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE IOWA LEGISLATURE. THE SENATE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE APPROVED THE MEASURE YESTERDAY, ON AN EIGHT TO FOUR VOTE. SENATOR STEVE KING, A REPUBLICAN FROM KYRON, SAYS PUBLIC...

D-P-S head seeks new building

THE HEAD OF THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY IS TALKING WITH LEGISLATORS ABOUT A NEW HOME FOR HER AGENCY. PENNY WESTFALL IS THE WOMAN GOVERNORVILSACK HAS CHOSEN TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. SHE BELIEVES CAMP DODGE IS THE BEST SITE FOR THE NEW...

MOURNING DOVE HUNTING MEASURE FAILS

THE MOURNING DOVE HUNTING BILL IS DEAD — AT LEAST FOR THIS YEAR ACCORDING TO HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER BRENT SIEGRIST. HE SAYS THERE ARE ONLY 48 VOTES IN FAVOR OF THE MEASURE TO ALLOW MOURNING DOVE HUNTING IN IOWA. SIEGRIST USED HIS POWER TO PLACE THE BILL AT A...
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