by admin | Jun 30, 2005 | Recreation / Entertainment
While work is underway on four new state-licensed casinos, the Meskwaki Nation broke ground in Tama today (Thursday) to expand its Native American casino. Brand Hornburg is the contractor working on the project. He says they’re doubling the size of the hotel and...
by admin | Jun 30, 2005 | Military
Several hundred more Iowans are being called to duty overseas. The Iowa Air National Guard says the 132nd Fighter Wing, based in Des Moines, has been activated as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. The wing flies F-16 fighter jets and there are...
by admin | Jun 30, 2005 | Crime & Courts
A southern Iowa woman has survived being shot in the head and authorities say her husband was the one who pulled the trigger. Clarke County officials are investigating a shooting in Woodburn in which a man allegedly shot his wife in the right eye. Authorities say the...
by admin | Jun 30, 2005 | Politics & Government
Iowa Senator Tom Harkin was in the U.S. Capitol when it was evacuated last night after a small plane strayed into restricted Washington, D.C. airspace. Harkin says he was on the floor of the Senate, “The police came and said everybody has to get out...
by admin | Jun 30, 2005 | Politics & Government
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on the Central America Free Trade Agreement or CAFTA today and that will produce a split vote from Iowa’s two senators. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley said earlier this week he supports the agreement, but Democrat Tom...
