by Radio Iowa Contributor | May 29, 2013 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
Flooding is expected to worsen in many areas of Iowa with the forecast calling for more heavy rain tonight into tomorrow. Many cities in areas of central Iowa have already experienced record or near-record flooding. Julie Vokoun is the assistant Tama County emergency...
by Dar Danielson | May 29, 2013 | Sports
Flooding in the park were cars were to be parked for the Principal Charity Classic golf tournament forced organizers to do a little moving around. Tournament marketing director, Tracy Dirks, says spectators and others are now parking at a nearby mall instead of...
by Dar Danielson | May 29, 2013 | Crime & Courts, Education, News
Des Moines Area Community College has reached an agreement to settle a free-speech lawsuit filed by a student. Jacob Dagel filed the lawsuit after he was barred by a security guard from distributing fliers that criticized the college for subsidizing a March conference...
by Matt Kelley | May 29, 2013 | Crime & Courts, News
The pedestrian bridge that links Council Bluffs and Omaha was the scene of a triple-shooting early this morning. Police say three people were shot on the Omaha side of the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge around 1:30 A.M. John Nepper lives in a high rise condo nearby and...
by O. Kay Henderson | May 29, 2013 | News, Politics & Government
The Iowa Democratic Party’s chairman is embarking on a three-day tour of the state to tout the compromises Democrats and Republicans struck to end the 2013 legislative session. Party chair Tyler Olson is also a state representative from Cedar Rapids....