by Todd Kimm | Feb 27, 2014 | Sports
Iowa State picked up win number 22 on the season as they rolled to an 83-66 win over West Virginia in Ames. The Cyclones avenged a 25 point loss to the Mountaineers in their first matchup. “I loved the way we came out of the lockerroom. One of the things I...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 27, 2014 | News, Outdoors, Politics & Government
Iowa communities facing infestations of the tree pest known as the emerald ash borer would get some help disposing of the trees under legislation approved in the Iowa Senate this week. A state law bans all yard and tree waste from landfills, but the bill would...
by Matt Kelley | Feb 27, 2014 | Human Interest, News
A new report from an Iowa City based research organization shows many families in Iowa cannot afford to make ends meet. Peter Fisher, lead author of the report from the Iowa Policy Project, says the cost of living in Iowa has increased significantly since the last...
by Dar Danielson | Feb 27, 2014 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Politics & Government
Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley, a Democrat from Waterloo, says he’s introducing legislation to make more money available to help Iowa communities deal with the infestation of the emerald ash borer. Braley says the USDA already has a fund dedicated to dealing with...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 27, 2014 | News, Politics & Government, Technology
The Iowa House has passed a bill that would establish state-level regulations for “unmanned aerial vehicles” — most of us call them drones. Representative Jarad Klein, a Republican from Keota, said people are “very rightfully concerned”...