by admin | Mar 29, 2003 | Technology
You can see over 300 examples of research by Iowa kids today at the annual State Science and Technology Fair in Ames. Andrea Spencer is the director of the 46th annual fair.She says the purpose of the fair is to help students develop their interest in science and...
by admin | Mar 29, 2003 | Business, Politics & Government
Governor Tom Vilsack says a hike in the state tax on cigarettes is the best way to bankroll the huge economic development fund he and legislators have been talking about. In January, Vilsack proposed a 500-million dollar state economic development fund to encourage...
by admin | Mar 29, 2003 | Human Interest
A baby is safe with an Iowa foster family today after someone dropped her off at a hospital. Human Services won’t say where, after deciding to protect the identity of the parent, but it’s the first use of Iowa’s “Safe Haven” law since it...
by admin | Mar 29, 2003 | Crime & Courts
A leader in the tiny southeast Iowa town of Mount Sterling is pushing a city ordinance which would ban lying. Sixty-nine-year-old Jo Hamlet is the mayor pro tempore of Mount Sterling, and he has heard a few too many tall tales about hunting and fishing. Hamlet says...
by admin | Mar 28, 2003 | News
The Iowa State Cyclones will be looking for an unprecedented fourth straight bowl trip during the upcoming season. Cyclone coach Dan McCarney will be looking to find a replacement for standout quarterback Seneca Wallace during spring drills, but the success of recent...
