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Des Moines leaders seek to allay flood fears

Mar 19, 2010 1:37 am

Iowa red-light runners; speeders face even higher fines

Mar 19, 2010 12:12 am

Various driving or vehicle violations would substantially increase - some such as illegally handicap parking would double to $200 - under a bill approved tonight by the House.

Details emerge in case of fired Des Moines police officer

Mar 18, 2010 9:31 pm

The city of Des Moines has filed its formal response to Maynard Richardson’s contesting of his Feb. 24 firing from the Des Moines department.

Negotiators have tentative deal on texting-while-driving ban

Mar 18, 2010 8:17 pm

Plan calls for ban on sending text messages while driving, but drivers could not be pulled over for it unless police also suspect them of breaking another law.

Alliant stock falls after wrangling over rate hike

Mar 18, 2010 8:13 pm

Alliant Energy has turned down Gov. Chet Culver’s request that it not impose a 10 percent rate increase on its 525,000 Iowa customers beginning Saturday.

Costs for temporary levees to reach $225,000 or more

Mar 18, 2010 7:23 pm

Costs to construct temporary levees in flood prone areas around Des Moines are expected to reach $225,000 or more, Public Works Director Bill Stowe said today.

Pioneer expansion could get up to $7.3 million in tax credits

Mar 18, 2010 7:23 pm

Pioneer Hi-Bred’s $154 million expansion in Johnston will qualify for a maximum $7.3 million in state tax credits, primarily for research and development at the new facility, economic develop...

Universities might cut taxpayer support for athletics

Mar 18, 2010 6:16 pm

The presidents of Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa would draw up timelines by September to trim or eliminate taxpayer money from their athletic budgets under a plan the Iowa B...

Latest on Saylorville: Water won’t top spillway

Mar 18, 2010 6:14 pm

The emergency extension or bladder atop the Saylorville Lake spillway now is expected to hold back Des Moines River floodwaters.

Iowa schools making doomsday predictions, Senate leader says

Mar 18, 2010 5:00 pm

Schools have made “doomsday-scenario budgets” but the reality is brighter, Iowa Senate Majority Leader Michael Gronstal said today.

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Remembering Iowa's First Heart Transplant Patient

Mar 19, 2010 2:53 am

NORTH LIBERTY - In June of 1985, a 25-year-old Emerson Martin became the first Iowan to have a heart transplant at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Wednesday night, Martin's heart stopped...

Bill to Help Police and Hospitals Hold People Accused of Crimes Moves Forward

Mar 19, 2010 2:38 am

Waterloo police are looking for a man who escaped from hospital. Timothy McClain was involved in a high speed chase with police Tuesday night. It ended when he crashed. He needed medical treatment in ...

Slam Dunk Contest Raises Money For Charity

Mar 19, 2010 2:08 am

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UNI Beats UNLV, Advances in NCAA

Mar 19, 2010 1:53 am

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - The University of Northern Iowa Panthers pulled out a 69-66 victory against eight seed UNLV to advance in the NCAA tournament Thursday night.

H.D. Youth Center Work Underway

Mar 18, 2010 11:23 pm

CEDAR RAPIDS - A popular before and after school stop for kids in Cedar Rapids is about to get new life. The H.D. Youth Center that was swept away by flooding in June 2008 could have a new home in abo...

Loebsack Asks FEMA to Delay New Flood Maps

Mar 18, 2010 11:08 pm

CEDAR RAPIDS - Some 40 neighbors who live along a creek in northwest Cedar Rapids called the Vinton Ditch had three City Council members over Wednesday evening to voice their objections about new fede...

Iowa Wins 9 of 10 to Take Lead in NCAA Wrestling

Mar 18, 2010 9:23 pm

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Two-time defending champion Iowa has taken the early lead over Oklahoma State in the NCAA wrestling tournament, with nine of the Hawkeyes' 10 advancing to the second round of the ch...

Texas Pipeline Company Settles with EPA

Mar 18, 2010 9:08 pm

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A Texas pipeline company has agreed to pay $450,000 in civil penalties for failing to prepare adequate plans for dealing with spills or other accidents at eight oil storage faciliti...

Sentencing Date Set for Rubashkin

Mar 18, 2010 7:53 pm

CEDAR RAPIDS - The former Agriprocessors vice president will be sentenced 8 a.m. April 28 in U.S. District Court, according to an order. Sholom Rubashkin, 51, of Postville, was convicted in November o...

Overhaul of Iowa Tax Credit Program Questioned

Mar 18, 2010 7:38 pm

DES MOINES (AP) - Critics of Iowa's tax credit program say lawmakers haven't gone far enough to overhaul the credit system. The Coalition for a Better Iowa says in a statement that tax credits for bus...