by admin | Apr 30, 2002 | Crime & Courts, Education, Religion
A federal judge in Iowa has halted for now plans to sing the Lord’s Prayer at a high-school graduation ceremony. Ben Stone, executive director of the Iowa Civil Liberties Union, says the judge has enjoined the Woodbine school district from having kids practice...
by admin | Apr 30, 2002 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Health & Medicine
A Des Moines family is celebrating what they call a miracle after a freak accident last week.Seven-year-old Jordan Hamilton was being a good kid and clearing plates away from the table after dinner last Thursday. He slipped as he walked away, and a steak knife on a...
by admin | Apr 29, 2002 | Uncategorized
Northwestern and Dordt will open the Great Plains Athletic Conference softball tournament later this week in Hastings, Nebraska. Northwestern will be the top seed after winning the regular season with an 18-2 mark but coach Melanie Mason says they cannot count on an...
by admin | Apr 29, 2002 | Health & Medicine
Iowa is not part of the national outbreak of cases of a childhood illness. Epidemiologists say there’s resurgence in whooping cough, but so far this year, Iowa’s only had 25 cases compared to 36 last year. It’s a different story in Johnson County,...
by admin | Apr 29, 2002 | Crime & Courts
State and local officials are investigating an early-morning shooting in south-central Iowa. The Marion County Sheriff’s office says the shooting happened after a break-in at a rural Marion County home near Attica. An unknown person entered the home and...
