by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 28, 2013 | News, Politics & Government
Democratic Congressman Bruce Braley was invited on the FOX News show “Fox & Friends” this morning to talk about his bill that would force the federal government to buy American-made U.S. flags. “My ‘All-American Flag Act’ would simply...
by Dar Danielson | Jun 28, 2013 | Crime & Courts, News
The Iowa Supreme Court has thrown out evidence used to convict a Rock Valley man of drunk driving. Leon Kooima had been at a charity golf event in Okobojii and was driving home with five other men when they decided to stop at the Doon Steakhouse. When Kooima and the...
by Matt Kelley | Jun 28, 2013 | News, Recreation / Entertainment, Top Story
The Iowa State Fair, once again this year, will feature some unusual new food items. The fair, scheduled for August 8-18 in Des Moines, will include 200 food stands and 57 foods on-a-stick. Fair spokesperson Lori Chappel says one of the new additions this year is the...
by Dar Danielson | Jun 28, 2013 | Crime & Courts, Health & Medicine, News, Politics & Government
The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that determines how the Iowa Department of Humans Services figures reimbursement rates for nursing homes. Nursing homes make an annual report to DHS on their costs of operation and then DHS uses that report to...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 28, 2013 | Education, News
A species of crocodiles that lived millions of years ago now bears the name of a University of Iowa professor who is known as an expert on crocodiles. Chris Brochu, a professor in the University of Iowa’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, says...
