by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 29, 2012 | News, Politics & Government
There’s been a big “Leap Day” exit at the statehouse. Democrats in the Iowa House accuse Republicans of a “double-cross” and the 40 Democrats who serve in the Iowa House have left the building rather than stay and debate two gun-related bills. Democrats say they were...
by Dar Danielson | Feb 29, 2012 | Crime & Courts, Education, News
The Polk County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a 16- year-old male student in connection with a bomb threat at North Polk High School in Alleman. The student was charged with first-degree harassment and making threats following the discovery of a threatening note...
by Matt Kelley | Feb 29, 2012 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is looking for volunteers to serve as campground hosts this summer. Linda King is coordinator of the D.N.R.’s campground host program. “We have about 20 openings and they usually fill pretty fast, so if people are...
by Matt Kelley | Feb 29, 2012 | Education, News
Iowa winters can sometimes be brutal, but a University of Northern Iowa professor and a few of his students will be heading to Canada’s Yukon Territory next month. Sam Lankford, a U.N.I. professor of health, physical education and leisure services, is studying...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Feb 29, 2012 | Crime & Courts, News
A north-central Iowa man has been charged with bestiality for allegedly performing a sex act on a dog. Forty-nine-year-old Steven Schindler of LuVurne was released on his own recognizance after making his initial court appearance on Tuesday in Hancock County District...
