by admin | Aug 30, 2000 | Crime & Courts
Some well-known Iowa retailers are being sued for allegedly charging the Iowa sales tax on food that’s not supposed to be taxed. Iowa Federation of Labor president Mark Smith has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of Iowans who he says have been over-charged...
by admin | Aug 30, 2000 | Human Interest
The People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals staged a protest today in downtown Des Moines that involved a partially nude woman. 26-year old Anna West climbed into a small wire cage dressed in orange body paint accented with black stripes designed to make her look...
by admin | Aug 30, 2000 | Crime & Courts
Manchester police and U-S Immigration officials say they’ll deport five people arrested in a raid on a construction site. Police believe four of the five were brought to the Manchester area by a local roofing company. Police were tipped off that the men were...
by admin | Aug 29, 2000 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
Two people narrowly escaped from a semi-truck that was smacked by a train yesterday near Grand Junction.The driver and a passenger jumped out of the truck after its trailer got hung up on the railroad tracks in Greene County. The train hit the truck and the trailer...
by admin | Aug 29, 2000 | Education
Dogs aren’t just man’s best friend. It’s been reported pets are a big advantage for elderly people, alerting of prowlers and offering company, but a certain dog has found a new role at a Clinton elementary school and has just spend its first week...
