by Todd Kimm | Apr 29, 2011 | Sports
New rules regarding the performance of composite-barrel bats are cutting down the number of home runs and putting pitching and defense back into college baseball. With a little more than a week to go in the regular season the nine Iowa Conference baseball teams have...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 29, 2011 | Sports
Former U.N.I. standout Mat Clark won his second Drake Relays Decathalon title. Clark won the final event, the 15 hundred meter run to finish with 7,500 points. Clark said he knew the time he needed to make the points to qualify for the U.S. championships and was...
by Todd Kimm | Apr 29, 2011 | Sports
Morningside baseball coach Jim Scholten says his 28th year will be his last. Scholten is retiring an the end of the season. He led Morningside to the Great Plains Athletic Conference tournament title in 2008 and a trip to the NAIA regionals. The Mustangs are 27-18 as...
by Matt Kelley | Apr 29, 2011 | Business
Some Iowa gas stations raised prices a dime-a-gallon overnight. As the statewide average approaches $5 a gallon, it may prompt some motorists to try and stretch the gas in their tank too far. Rose White, with Triple-A-Iowa, says drivers who let their car run out of...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 29, 2011 | Business, Politics & Government
A gambling bill ready for debate next week in the Iowa House would allow Iowans to place bets on-line or over-the-phone on the horse races at Prairie Meadows. Bettors would be able to put money into an account so they can place bets on the horses, without actually...
