by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jan 31, 2012 | Crime & Courts, News
The death of a woman in Poweshiek County Monday morning is being called “suspicious.” Poweshiek County Sheriff Tom Sheets says shortly after 6:30 a.m. an ambulance and a deputy were dispatched to a rural address northwest of Hartwick to check on a female...
by Matt Kelley | Jan 31, 2012 | Education, Health & Medicine, News, Recreation / Entertainment
A former pro football great joined Governor Terry Branstad at a Des Moines elementary school today to talk to kids about the importance of eating healthy foods and exercising. Branstad told the children at Capitol View Elementary that the NFL’s “Fuel Up to...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jan 31, 2012 | Crime & Courts, News
A familiar phone scam is resurfacing in southwest Iowa. Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker says an elderly woman in the Council Bluffs area avoided becoming a victim over the weekend after receiving a call from someone pretending to be her grandson who said he...
by Dar Danielson | Jan 31, 2012 | Sports
Northern Iowa tries to end a two-game conference losing skid as they host Southern Illinois tonight in Cedar Falls. The Panthers have struggled in conference play after getting off to a good start to the season. Coach Ben Jacobson says the problem recently has been...
by Dar Danielson | Jan 31, 2012 | INS Player of the Week, Sports
Class 4A: Cole and Cory Myers, Ankeny The senior brothers averaged 15 and 14 points in two wins this past week. Cole had a team high 22 against Des Moines Lincoln, while Cory led the team with 14 in a win against West Des Moines Dowling. Each shot over 57-percent from...