by admin | Dec 30, 2008 | Weather
A spokesman for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the mix of rain, snow and warm weather has led to some changes in the ice conditions in recent days on the state’s rivers and lakes. Mick Klemesrud was out ice fishing this past weekend and says you...
by admin | Dec 30, 2008 | Health & Medicine
More than seven months after tornadoes and flooding destroyed homes and businesses around the state, Iowans are struggling with the emotional toll the disasters have taken on their lives. Tina Potthoff, a spokesperson for the Rebuild Iowa Office, says federal grants...
by admin | Dec 30, 2008 | Weather
State Climatologist Harry Hillaker has reviewed the preliminary data for 2008 and concludes it likely will be the fourth wettest year on record and among the coolest years since state weather records have been kept. “A rather unusual year as far as Iowa...
by admin | Dec 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
The Iowa basketball team opens the Big Ten race at Ohio State on Wednesday. The Hawks enter the league race with a record of 10-3 and will be looking to improve upon last year’s 6-12 record in the conference. Iowa coach Todd Lickliter says the league is now...
by admin | Dec 29, 2008 | Recreation / Entertainment
A western Iowa man says his phone hasn’t exactly been ringing off the hook since his mid-December appearance on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno. Dennis Fett of Minden is an elementary band director who got to showcase some of his own talent in...