by Matt Kelley | Feb 28, 2014 | Sports
Indiana extended Iowa’s losing streak to three games, beating the Hawkeyes 93-86 Thursday night in Bloomington. Iowa committed 18 turnovers, a season high in league play, and failed to score a field goal for over an eight-minute stretch. Iowa coach Fran...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 27, 2014 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government
Democrats in the Iowa Senate have passed a bill that calls for the state to operate a facility for delinquent teenage girls that’s comparable to the facility in Eldora for delinquent boys. Republican Governor Terry Branstad closed the Iowa Juvenile Home in...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 27, 2014 | News, Politics & Government, Top Story
Texas Governor Rick Perry — ridiculed by some commentators for wearing eye glasses to look smarter — said today he chose eyewear over eye surgery. “An accident as a young man is manifesting itself in my vision finally,” Perry said. News stories...
by Dar Danielson | Feb 27, 2014 | Crime & Courts, Education, News
The University of Iowa held a listening session this afternoon in response to recent sexual assaults on campus. There have been eight reported sexual assaults of students so far this academic year. During opening comments, U-I President Sally Mason discussed her own...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Feb 27, 2014 | Education, News
Some Iowa schools may soon see changes in how they administer free and reduced-price meal programs. U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says a new proposal calls for schools in high-poverty areas to serve free breakfast and lunch to -all- students, not just those who...