by admin | Jul 20, 2009 | Crime & Courts, Technology
A southwest Iowa man has been sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison on sex-related charges. Forty-five-year-old Robert Kevin Woodard of Lamoni pleaded guilty in March to a charge of “enticement of a minor for sex.” He was sentenced this week....
by admin | Jul 15, 2009 | Business, Crime & Courts, Politics & Government, Technology
Microsoft is offering free, online help to Iowans who want to improve their computer skills. The service is available to the first 5700 Iowans who sign up for it either by calling the state agency known as Iowa Workforce Development or going on the agency’s...
by admin | Jul 15, 2009 | Business, Crime & Courts
Iowans are being warned about a "secret shopper" scam which may have its roots in Nebraska. Authorities in both states are investigating the scheme in which people are recruited to patronize certain businesses, report on the experience and get paid for it....
by admin | Apr 20, 2009 | Business, Politics & Government
The Iowa House has passed a bill designed to attract huge data centers to Iowa. Current law gives "web portal businesses" like Google a refund on the sales taxes the companies pay on computer purchases and electricity. But as Representative Doris Kelley...
by admin | Mar 3, 2009 | Politics & Government, Technology
A key lawmaker says bills which would ban cell phone use in vehicles or punish those caught putting on make-up or reading while driving will likely die in the Iowa legislature this year. Senator Keith Kreiman, a Democrat from Bloomfield who’s chairman of the...
