by O. Kay Henderson | Aug 31, 2011 | Crime & Courts
Early this morning, just a couple of blocks from the governor’s mansion, Des Moines Police arrested a murder suspect. Thirty-six-year-old Michael Wells was arrested at 3 a.m. He’s been charged with first degree murder. The arrest is the culmination of a...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 31, 2011 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Outdoors
A fish kill in eastern Iowa is under investigation by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The D.N.R. received a report of dead fish and cloudy water Monday afternoon on Goose Creek upstream of where it flows into Duck Creek, in northeast Davenport. A D.N.R....
by Matt Kelley | Aug 31, 2011 | Human Interest
What’s billed as the nation’s largest volunteer food-packaging effort is underway this morning in Des Moines. The goal of the Meals from the Heartland Annual Hunger Fight is to package at least four-million meals in four days. Organizer Melissa Keen says...
by Todd Kimm | Aug 31, 2011 | INS Player of the Week, Sports
The senior running back scored five touchdowns in a win over MFL-Mar-Mac. Bennington carried the ball 18 times for 214 yards and four scores. He also returned a kickoff 83 yards for a touchdown.
by Todd Kimm | Aug 31, 2011 | INS Player of the Week, Sports
The senior caught 10 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns in a victory over Charter Oak-Ute. Cullen also recorded 11 tackles on defense and recovered a fumble.