by admin | Apr 28, 2000 | Crime & Courts, Politics & Government
There are now tougher penalties for torturing animals in Iowa. Governor Tom Vilsack signed the bill into law at an animal shelter north of Des Moines as about a dozen animal lovers and a dog named Elmo watched. Vilsack called it an important piece of legislation...
by admin | Apr 28, 2000 | Politics & Government
Leaders of a statewide anti-smoking campaign are incensed by a last-minute powerplay in the Iowa Legislature. An item snuck into a budget bill gets rid of the penalties for tobacco companies which give t-shirts and other promotional items to kids. While such...
by admin | Apr 28, 2000 | Weather
With just two days left in the month, the number of April showers that’ve fallen in Iowa are below normal.State Climatologist Harry Hillaker says April rainfall will end up about one-half to two-thirds below normal. Hillaker says, though, not all of the state is...
by admin | Apr 28, 2000 | Sports
Lynnville-Sully’s Jeremy Van Soelen was an All-Stater in football and basketball and will continue his career at Northwestern College in Orange City. Van Soelen has signed to play football at Northwestern College, choosing the Red Raiders over Central College in...
by admin | Apr 28, 2000 | Sports
It did not take long for the first record to fall at the 91st Drake Relays. Iowa City High’s Michelle Lillienthal shattered not only a Relays record but set an all-time Iowa high school record in the process by winning the girls three thousand meter run in a...
