by admin | Apr 27, 2001 | Outdoors
An Iowa State University study shows Clear Lake isn’t so clear. The two-year, 600-thousand-dollar study says Clear Lake is murkier and more shallow than it used to be. It says fertilizer runoff is breeding toxic algae that can harm people, fish, livestock and...
by admin | Apr 27, 2001 | Outdoors
At least 16-thousand fish were killed in a fertilizer spill in northeastern Iowa this week, according to the Department of Natural Resources. The fish kill stretches along seven-point-three miles of Feddeke Creek, a tributary to the West Fork of the Cedar River in...
by admin | Apr 27, 2001 | Sports
John O’Donnell Stadium in Davenport is flooded now but it may soon be empty. The Quad City River Bandits may be sold to a group in East Lake, Ohio. River Bandits owner Kevin Krause was asked if it’s a done deal. He says there have been fairly good...
by admin | Apr 27, 2001 | Sports
Central College looks to wrap up the Iowa Conference men’s golf championship this weekend in Waverly. The Dutch have a 15-stroke lead over second place Coe after last weekend’s opening two round in Waterloo. Central coach Charlie Estabrook says their...
by admin | Apr 27, 2001 | Crime & Courts, Politics & Government
The outgoing U-S Attorney for Northern Iowa has found a new job. Stephen Rapp will be a senior prosecuting attorney on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Rapp will work for the United Nations to prosecute alleged war criminals and show the world their...