by Matt Kelley | Nov 29, 2016 | Crime & Courts, News
More motorists were on the state’s roadways over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend than possibly any time in history. Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Nate Ludwig says there were several factors that led to congestion on Iowa’s roads, led by people headed...
by Dar Danielson | Nov 29, 2016 | Health & Medicine, News
The University of Iowa is using a $45 million-dollar grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust to create an institute to study the diseases that impact the brain and nervous system. The dean of the U-I Carver College of Medicine Jean Robillard says the institute...
by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 29, 2016 | News, Politics & Government, Top Story
Secretary of State Paul Pate says computer systems for voter registrations in Iowa and for registering new Iowa businesses are “running on fumes” and he’s seeking a cash infusion. “We are really depleting every single reserve fund we...
by Matt Kelley | Nov 28, 2016 | Business, News
Iowans will send tens of thousands of holiday packages over the next few weeks and the U.S. Postal Service wants those shipping an item to take safety precautions. Postal Inspector Dave Margritz, in the Omaha-Council Bluffs office, says the number-one rule is do not...
by Todd Kimm | Nov 28, 2016 | Sports
Despite losing several key players, including All-American Georges Niang, from last year’s team the beat goes on at Iowa State where the Cyclones are up to 19th in the latest Associated Press Poll. Iowa State is 5-1 after falling to eighth ranked Gonzaga 73-71...
