by Matt Kelley | Nov 28, 2014 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
The bass singer for the Oak Ridge Boys, known for his “oom-pa-pa-oom-pa-pa-mau-mau” bass solo in the song “Elvira,” says he’s thrilled the band is still drawing huge crowds after four-plus decades of touring. Richard Sterban and the other...
by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 28, 2014 | News, Politics & Government
About 5000 children and teenagers are currently in Iowa’s foster care system. “When youth enter the child welfare system, their lives are in crisis,” says Jacob Carmi, a former foster care kid. “Most are very scared.” Carmi is now a...
by Dar Danielson | Nov 28, 2014 | Crime & Courts, Health & Medicine, News
The Iowa AARP and the University of Iowa College of Law are in the midst of an education and outreach campaign to explain the state’s new Power of Attorney Act. The act seeks to make it easier for you to designate someone to handle your financial plans when you...
by Matt Kelley | Nov 28, 2014 | Human Interest, News
A teenager from south-central Iowa will be honored as a “Citizen Hero” during halftime of today’s Friday Iowa versus Nebraska football game in Iowa City. Austin Benson, 18, of Winterset is credited with saving the life of his friend Rachel Riley,...
by Matt Kelley | Nov 28, 2014 | Business, Education, News
Students at the University of Northern Iowa are being offered a crash course in financial literacy called “Live Like a Student.” Tim Bakula, associate director of UNI’s Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships, says the course was designed a few...