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UNI opens the season against NDSU
The 13th ranked U.N.I. Panthers open the season at home against 21st ranked North Dakota State. Panther coach Mark Farley. Farley says they are one of the most physical football teams they will ever play against with their size. Farley says the Bison will know what to expect even though this will be the opener [...]
Ceremonies will remember 9th anniversary of 9-11 attacks
Ceremonies around the state and the nation Saturday will mark the 9th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Des Moines firefighter Daniel Lamb says they have a day-long remembrance planned that starts right around the time of the attacks. Lamb says they will start with a tribute at 8:30 in the morning on the Court [...]
Project pulled tons of garbage from Nishnabotna Rivers
The coordinator of an Iowa Department of Natural Resources river cleanup program is releasing the results of this year’s effort. Brian Soenen with the D.N.R.’s Project Aware says nearly 225 volunteers took part in the campaign July 10-17 along the West and East Nishnabotna Rivers in southwest Iowa. “Over the course of the week, they [...]
Webster City hosts vintage car show
Communities across the state frequently host gatherings of classic cars, but none of them are quite like the event underway in north-central Iowa this weekend. Ron Gustafson, of Eagle Grove, is organizing the 15th annual car show reunion and race at the fairgrounds in Webster City. “These are vintage race cars that used to race [...]
Grassley, Conlin agree jobs, economy are top issues of campaign
Both Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and Democratic challenger Roxanne Conlin say jobs and the economy are the defining issues for voters this November. The two candidates sparred this morning in what may be their only joint appearance before the fall election. After taping Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press” program, Grassley told reporters that Conlin supported [...]
Grassley, Conlin quarrel over health care mandate
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and Democratic challenger Roxanne Conlin met late this morning in an Iowa Public Television studio, the first and perhaps last time the two candidates will share the same stage before November’s election. The two taped a half-hour-long joint appearance on IPTV’s “Iowa Press” and quarreled over a variety of topics, including [...]
Panel completes work on the ground in Lake Delhi dam review
A national panel of engineers assembled to review the cause of the Lake Delhi dam breach in July held a public briefing in Manchester Thursday afternoon. Bill Fiedler is one of the engineers on the panel. He works for the U.S. Department of the Interior and says they started their work looking at information before [...]
Webster City officer cleared to return to duty
A north-central Iowa lawman is being returned to duty after a fatal shooting. The Webster City Police Department received confirmation today that Sergeant Scot Ely has been cleared of any criminal conduct regarding the shooting incident of Justin Jensen on August 26th. Webster City Police Chief Brian Hughes received a letter from the Iowa Department [...]
“Wheel tax” faces opposition in Omaha
Residents of Council Bluffs and any other Iowa town who drive to work in Omaha may soon face a $50 “wheel tax” as cash-strapped Omaha tries to make ends meet. The fee would also apply to Nebraska residents who work in Omaha but live elsewhere. Bellevue (Nebraska) City Councilwoman Carol Blood says officials from her [...]
Railroad and Bellvue debate improved crossings versus speed
An eastern Iowa city and a railroad company are at an impasse over the railroad’s need for speed and the city’s demand for improved crossings. Right now, there are 15 railroad crossings in the Jackson County town of Bellevue. According to the Federal Railroad Administration, that’s more per capita than any other city in the [...]