by admin | Nov 30, 2001 | Uncategorized
The Iowa Hawkeyes open their own tournament tonight against Alabama State. The Hawkeyes are 4-2 after a loss to top-ranked Duke and coach Steve Alford says that game showed they need work on their half-court offense. He says they’re a good transition team, but...
by admin | Nov 30, 2001 | Crime & Courts
A northwest Iowa boy is recovering from bullet wounds.Sioux City police shot a 15-year-old boy yesterday afternoon. The child’s mother, Maria Gomez, called 9-1-1 and claimed her son, Manuel Perez, was attacking her other children with a knife. When officers...
by admin | Nov 30, 2001 | Business
Customers from Iowa have helped a Minnesota company that specializes in shipping live pets by air see a three-thousand-percent jump in business in recent months. Cliff Hilton manages Goldwood Kennels in the Twin City-area. Before the rule change, Hilton averaged three...
by admin | Nov 30, 2001 | Politics & Government
The mayors of Iowa’s two largest cities are asking state legislators to launch a review of Iowa’s tax system — with a goal of reducing the reliance on property taxes. Des Moines Mayor Preston Daniels and Cedar Rapids Mayor-elect Paul Pate say...
by admin | Nov 29, 2001 | Crime & Courts
The Iowa Civil Liberties Union is suing the state over the way so-called “sexual predators” are held once their prison term’s up. A state law allows a court to order a “sexually-violent predator” to indefinite medical treatment once their...
