by admin | Apr 30, 2008 | Weather
Governor Chet Culver toured flood damaged areas of eastern Iowa Tuesday. His stops included Davenport, Muscatine and Cedar Rapids. "It certainly gives you a great deal of respect for Mother Nature," Culver said of the flooding at his last stop in Cedar...
by admin | Apr 29, 2008 | Crime & Courts
A south-central Iowa man is accused of taking photos of a naked 14-year-old girl in exchange for alcohol. Police have charged 33-year-old William Mendenhall of Knoxville with sexual exploitation of a minor. Knoxville Police Chief Dan Losada says the investigation...
by admin | Apr 29, 2008 | News
A pair of University of Northern Iowa offensive lineman are looking forward to starting their pro careers after being selected during the second day of the NFL Draft. Chad Rinehart was taken in the third round by the Washington Redskins and Brandon Keith was selected...
by admin | Apr 29, 2008 | News
It’s a good news-bad news scenario for the William Penn baseball team. The Statesmen have locked up a top two finish in the Midwest Collegiate Conference race which means they automatically advanced to the NAIA region 7 tournament. The only problem is the...
by admin | Apr 29, 2008 | News
A problem with a transmission line left several thousand people in western Iowa without power for a time this morning. Atlantic Municipal Utilities director of operations, Greg Smith says there was some type of event with a 161-thousand volt transmission line between...