by Todd Kimm | Aug 31, 2011 | Sports
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says every year an FCS team stuns an opponent from a BCS conference and he doesn’t want his Iowa Hawkeyes to be the next victim when they host Tennessee Tech in their season opener on Saturday. The Golden Eagles are a member of the Ohio...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 31, 2011 | Sports
U.N.I. coach Mark Farley has high hopes for this season but says the Panthers have a tough opener on Saturday night when they visit the Iowa State Cyclones. He says they have a big and talented offensive line, an experienced secondary and a great bunch of receivers....
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 31, 2011 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
A Fort Dodge woman was killed in a two-car crash near Vincent in central Iowa’s Webster County on Tuesday. The victim is identified as 57-year-old Nancy House. The report stated that a southbound 2002 Oldsmobile van driven by 34-year-old Christopher Nelmes of...
by Dar Danielson | Aug 31, 2011 | Business
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says Iowans used more gas blended with 85% corn-based ethanol in the second quarter of this year than ever before. Association executive director, Monte Shaw, says the sales from April to June were encouraging. Shaw says Iowans...
by Matt Kelley | Aug 31, 2011 | Business, Politics & Government, Recreation / Entertainment
Officials in Cedar Rapids broke ground Tuesday on one of the city’s biggest post-flood projects: building the state’s second largest convention center. The Convention Complex is a $75 million undertaking, with $50 million coming from state and federal...
