by Matt Kelley | Apr 27, 2012 | News, Politics & Government, Top Story
Abortion opponents may soon be able to buy specialty license plates in Iowa. The state Department of Transportation has approved a plate that will read “Choose Life” below a drawing of two smiling kids’ faces. D.O.T. spokeswoman Dena Gray-Fisher...
by Todd Kimm | Apr 27, 2012 | Sports
The U.N.I. football team wraps up spring drills tonight with their annual spring game. The Panthers are still trying to determine who will take over the starting quarterback role with the departure of two-year starter Tirrell Rennie. Both Jared Lanpher and Sawyer...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 27, 2012 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
A man struck by a train in eastern Iowa has died. It happened a little after 3 Thursday afternoon in rural Bettendorf in Scott County. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office says it appears a man intentionally walked into the path of a Canadian Pacific train and the...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 27, 2012 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
A Minnesota woman who was texting while driving when she hit a motorcyclist from north-central Iowa two years ago has been sentenced. Twenty-three-year-old Erica Nelson of New Richland was sentenced to 10 years probation, must serve 480 hours of community service, and...
by Matt Kelley | Apr 27, 2012 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Health & Medicine, News
Motorcycle enthusiasts, dealers and traffic safety officials are gathered in Ames today for an annual Motorcycle Safety Forum. Toni Kerkove, with the Iowa Department of Transportation, says the event at the Scheman Building on the Iowa State University campus is sold...
