World Cup Triathlon coming to Des Moines in June

The Iowa-based supermarket chain Hy-Vee plans to put up seven-hundred-thousand dollars in prizes to draw the world’s top professionals to a World Cup Triathlon in Des Moines on June 17, 2007. Hunter Kemper finished second in last week’s World Cup Triathlon...

Harlan man charged with sexual abuse of a child

A western Iowa man is charged in a child sexual abuse case. Police say 38-year-old Larry Gittins Junior of Harlan was arrested this week for alleged sexual abuse of a six-year-old girl in Atlantic five years ago. According to reports, the girl — who is now...

Tornado touchdowns confirmed in Southwest Iowa

The National Weather Service confirmed a couple tornado touchdowns in southwest Iowa during last night’s storm, just a few miles west of Creston. Union County Emergency Management coordinator Roger Nurnberg says so far he hasn’t found any damage in the...

Missing West Union man found

A northeast Iowa man who was reported missing earlier this week has been located. Larry Ronnei was found by Waterloo police Thursday night. The 56-year-old West Union man was on a shopping trip with his wife and friend Monday morning, when he stopped at a downtown...
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