by Todd Kimm | Oct 28, 2010 | Sports
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio expects another close game when his 5th ranked Spartans visit Kinnick Stadium to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes. The last three games between the two teams have gone down to the final seconds. Dantonio says the margin between winning and...
by Todd Kimm | Oct 28, 2010 | Sports
Drake hopes to stay in the hunt in the Pioneer Football League race at home on Saturday against the University of San Diego. The Bulldog defense came up big last week in a win over Davidson as they improved to 4-1 in the PFL. Drake coach Chris Creighton says after...
by Matt Kelley | Oct 28, 2010 | Politics & Government, Recreation / Entertainment
The Iowa Lottery Board today finalized a 10-year, $50.3 million contract to upgrade the lottery’s computer system. Iowa Lottery spokesperson Mary Neubauer says the system will require new terminals to be installed at roughly 2,500 retail locations between March...
by Dar Danielson | Oct 28, 2010 | Health & Medicine
The director of the University of Iowa’s organ transplant program today told the Board of Regents that organ transplant volume is bouncing back after almost a decade of dramatically fewer kidney, pancreas and liver transplants. Dr. Alan Reed says that upon arriving...
by Matt Kelley | Oct 28, 2010 | Health & Medicine
Halloween is a time for having fun and getting scared, but parties and trick-or-treating can sometimes lead to real-life frights. Tammy Noble, a registered nurse and the education coordinator for Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center, says they get the most hotline...