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The State of Iowa is a state in the midwestern region of the United States of America. It is the 29th state of the United States, having joined the Union on December 28, 1846. The state is named for the Native American Ioway people. It is known as the "Hawkeye State" or the "Tall Corn State".
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Local News from KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids via Yahoo! News
Sentencing Date Set for Rubashkin
Mar 18, 2010 7:44 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 7:14 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...
Mar 18, 2010 6:59 pm
Oklahoma City-The selection committee obviously thought that UNI and UNLV would be evenly matched. It is the 8/9 game in Oklahoma City on Thursday and the Runnin Rebels from Las Vegas have plenty of r...
Iowa House and Senate Put Finishing Touches on Texting Bill
Mar 18, 2010 6:59 pm
DES MOINES Iowa drivers would be prohibited from writing, sending or reading text messages, but law officers could not use that as a primary reason to make a traffic stop under compromise legislation...
Small Wind Turbines Offered for Iowa Farmers
Mar 18, 2010 6:44 pm
MEYER (AP) - Klapperich Farm Systems Inc. of Meyer is installing smaller-scale wind turbines to generate electricity at several hog confinements in the Meyer and McIntire areas. It is a service that n...
MIDWEST: Swiss Gruyere Named World's Best Cheese in Wis.
Mar 18, 2010 6:30 pm
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Europeans are still the world's big cheeses, as a gruyere from Switzerland has been named the world's best cheese in Madison. Judges on Thursday lauded the gruyere for its creamy ...
Iowa AG Pushes to Keep Mortgage Hotline Open
Mar 18, 2010 6:29 pm
DES MOINES (AP) - Attorney General Tom Miller wants state and federal officials to fund a program to help Iowans facing foreclosure. Miller on Thursday said the Iowa Mortgage Help Hotline, which provi...
Convicted Iowa City Counselor Sentenced to up to 25 Years
Mar 18, 2010 6:14 pm
IOWA CITY - Former elementary guidance counselor Donald Clark continued to proclaim his innocence Thursday morning even as a judge sentenced him to up to 25-years in prison for sexually abusing a chil...
New Site Serves Suspended Students
Mar 18, 2010 5:44 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS - The Cedar Rapids school district has partnered with the Community Connections Resource Center to open a new off-site classroom for suspended or expelled students.
Nearly Two Dozen Arresed for Public Intox in Cedar Rapids on St. Pat's
Mar 18, 2010 5:00 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS - Cedar Rapids police arrested 23 people for public intoxication, starting Wednesday morning and running through 2 a.m. Thursday, according to police logs.
