by admin | Oct 30, 2006 | Crime & Courts
Jury selection begins today (Monday) in the murder trial of a Nebraska stripper who’s charged with killing an Iowa client. Thirty-year-old Andrea Morris of Lincoln is accused in the stabbing death of 43-year-old Iowa Public TV worker Patrick McRae at his Des...
by admin | Oct 30, 2006 | Health & Medicine
A giant crane is lifting a car onto the sixth floor of a Cedar Rapids hospital this morning. The vehicle will be used in the rehabilitation clinic at St. Luke’s Hospital to help get patients ready to re-enter the world. Joe Leone, the hospital’s manager of...
by admin | Oct 30, 2006 | Politics & Government
The topic of stem cell research has been bandied about on the campaign trail this year and there’s a debate about what Iowa law really says on this controversial issue. Current Iowa law bans human cloning and does not mention stem cells at all. Cloning is...
by admin | Oct 30, 2006 | Uncategorized
The coach is new but the expectations remain the same for the UNI mens’ basketball team heading into the season. The Panthers are coming off their best run in school history and have made it to the NCAA Tournament the past three seasons. After five years as an...
by admin | Oct 30, 2006 | News
A home built by volunteers went up in flames over the weekend. Fort Dodge firefighters responded to the blaze Sunday morning at the home of Michael Bass. The family was away at the time and is now staying in a hotel. The home’s attic and garage were destroyed....