by admin | Jun 29, 2001 | Crime & Courts
The body of a newborn baby girl has been laid to rest in Davenport.The burial comes more than two months after the baby’s body was found in the closet of a Bettendorf home. No charges have been filed against the baby’s mother, but an autopsy was being...
by admin | Jun 29, 2001 | Recreation / Entertainment, Sports
A man who owns hotels and restaurants throughout the Upper Midwest says Davenport needs a place to play in the winter months. Mike Whalen is president of Heart of American Restaurants & Inns. he’s proposing a sports complex for city-owned riverfront...
by admin | Jun 29, 2001 | Crime & Courts
With a busy travel weekend and a holiday coming up, state officials are hoping the threat of higher fines will make Iowans drive more safely. Jan Goldsmith is the occupant and protection program manager at the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau. Goldsmith says the...
by admin | Jun 29, 2001 | Crime & Courts
An Algona middle school teacher is charged with four counts of disseminating obscene material to minors.Police say Michael George Kirby was arrested Thursday. They say Kirby used the Internet to send pornographic pictures to several minors living in the Algona and...
by admin | Jun 29, 2001 | Business
A study by the University of Iowa finds mothers who take advantage of special work programs were penalized in their paycheck. Sociology professor Jennifer Glass says they studied women who took advantage of things such as working at home, telecommuting or working...
