by admin | Apr 30, 2008 | Health & Medicine
Researchers are studying how a medication used for treating drug and alcohol abuse may also be used to treat gambling addiction. The testing is underway at University Hospitals in Iowa City and at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Study co-director...
by admin | Apr 30, 2008 | Crime & Courts
A northeast Iowa teenager faces charges for recent threats that forced evacuations at several schools. A 15-year-old Fort Atkinson girl has been referred to juvenile court services in connection to three bomb threats at Turkey Valley schools. The Winneshiek County...
by admin | Apr 30, 2008 | Human Interest
Kids have been drawing on sidewalks with chalk for decades, but the childhood icon is being taken to the extreme this weekend. Nearly 50 artists are headed for Mount Vernon’s "Chalk The Walk" festival where they’ll use a half-ton of chalk to...
by admin | Apr 30, 2008 | Weather
This weekend is supposed to be the kickoff of the camping season, but soggy conditions could limit the camping at some state parks. Greg Van Fosson of the Department of Natural Resources camping bureau, says most of the problems are in eastern Iowa. He says the...
by admin | Apr 30, 2008 | Crime & Courts, Human Interest
A national commission investigating immigration raids at Swift meatpacking plants held a hearing in Des Moines Tuesday. Former Governor Tom Vilsack questioned plant workers and their families along with immigrant advocates. Hundreds of workers were detained at Swift...