by admin | Oct 31, 2008 | Crime & Courts, Health & Medicine
The first hearing against an Iowa bar for violating the state’s new smoking ban is today at the State Alcoholic Beverages Division in Ankeny. The Attorney General filed a complaint against Otis Campbell’s Bar and Grill in West Burlington after the state...
by admin | Oct 30, 2008 | Outdoors
The five-states bordering the Gulf of Mexico and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have given a “Gulf Guardian Award” to an Iowa program that aims to improve water quality here. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey says Iowa farmers have made...
by admin | Oct 30, 2008 | Business, Outdoors
Nearly 100 independent beverage container redemption centers in the state are preparing to make improvements to their operations with grants from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. State officials hope the improvements will ultimately benefit Iowans with...
by admin | Oct 30, 2008 | Crime & Courts, Education
A national company has reached an agreement with Iowa and 35 other states to stop offering teachers gift cards as an incentive to have students fill out surveys. Bill Brauch of the Attorney General’s Office says Educational Research Center of America, has...
by admin | Oct 30, 2008 | Recreation / Entertainment
University of Northern Iowa police responded to a report of a man with a gun last night on campus, but authorities believe it was a false alarm. Melissa Wright is a spokeswoman for U-N-I’s Department of Public Safety. "The call came into UNI police...
