by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 30, 2009 | Politics & Government
Governor Chet Culver is praising members of two state employee unions who have voted to forego some of their pay and benefits in order to avoid layoffs. Members of AFSCME Council 61 and the State Police Officers Council have accepted a deal that will see many...
by Todd Kimm | Nov 30, 2009 | Sports
College basketball action resumes on Tuesday night when the Iowa Hawkeyes host Virginia Tech as part of the Big Ten/ACC challenge. The Hawks picked up their second win of the season on Saturday with an unusually high scoring 73-63 victory. Jaryd Cole had a big day and...
by Todd Kimm | Nov 30, 2009 | Sports
The Drake mens soccer team has made it to the elite eight of the NCAA tournament. The 24th ranked Bulldogs claimed a high scoring affair as they won at Boston College 6-4 on Sunday. Next up, the bulldogs will play North Carolina for the right to earn a trip to the...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Nov 30, 2009 | Sports
The president of Grinnell College says a move to a new athletic conference by the school is not imminent. Grinnell is one of 14 schools that make up the Associated Colleges of the Midwest and one of agenda items at a recent meeting of the presidents was the possible...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Nov 30, 2009 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
Nearly one thousand hogs died in a fire at a confinement facility near Wellman Sunday. Wellman Fire Chief Jeremy Peck says his department was called out about 3:45 Sunday afternoon. He says they arrived to find the eastern portion of the nursery engulfed in flames. He...
