by admin | Dec 29, 2006 | Human Interest
The death of former President Gerald Ford had brought back fond memories for an Iowa teacher who had a chance meeting with Ford. Dennis Fett of Minden was a life skills teaching specialist with the Area Education Agency in Council Bluffs and worked with an at-risk...
by admin | Dec 28, 2006 | Politics & Government
John Edwards, the Democratic Party’s pick in 2004 for vice president, made it official on Thursday — he’s running for his party’s 2008 presidential nomination. Edwards held a “town hall meeting” in Des Moines late Thursday...
by admin | Dec 28, 2006 | Uncategorized
Iowa basketball coach Steve Alford is headed to Lubbock, Texas where he will watch his former coach, Bob Knight, try to become the all-time leader in victories. Knight would pass Dean Smith for the all-time lead with 880 wins if the Red Raiders beat UNLV. Alford says...
by admin | Dec 28, 2006 | News
The Iowa football wrapped up its final practice this afternoon leading up to Saturday’s Alamo Bowl against Texas. Practice has been the focus of the past month as the Hawks try to rebound from a disastrous end to the regular season in which they lost five of...
by admin | Dec 28, 2006 | Crime & Courts
The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the murder conviction against a man who went on a jealous rampage at a southwest Iowa bowling alley in February of 2005. Dennis Eugene Stonerook was convicted of murdering his estranged wife’s boyfriend at the Glenwood...
