UPDATE: Surprise — winter may be making a comeback of sorts in Eastern Iowa. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for northeast Iowa, including nearly all counties north of Interstate 80. The watch runs from Thursday morning through Thursday evening. Here’s how the storm is expected to shape up, via KCRG-TV9 [...]
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Methamphetamine lab seizures rose nationally again in 2011, further evidence the powerfully addictive and dangerous drug is maintaining a tight grip on the nation’s heartland, according to an Associated Press survey of the nation’s top meth-producing states. Missouri regained the top national spot for lab seizures in 2011 with 2,096, the AP confirmed through the [...]
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University of Northern Iowa leaders plan to announce their recommendations for the future of the K-12 laboratory school operated by its College of Education. President Ben Allen and Provost Gloria Gibson planned to meet Wednesday evening with parents of children attending Malcolm Price Laboratory School, which is highly regarded but has faced budget problems in [...]
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A poll shows support for some education proposals backed by Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad. The Des Moines Register’s Iowa Poll published Wednesday finds 61 percent of people think evaluating teachers annually would make a major difference in improving the education children receive. Another 26 percent think it would make a minor difference. Eleven percent say [...]
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A lottery ticket is a piece of paper representing a dream. To give everyone a fair chance at the dream, the Iowa Lottery tries to build security into the system to keep scammers, thieves and code-crackers from snatching jackpots. “I wouldn’t say it’s impossible, but it would take a huge conspiracy,” said Steve Bogle, vice [...]
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A slight majority of those polled are against the use of cameras to enforce Iowa traffic laws. The latest Iowa Poll by The Des Moines Register says 50 percent favored a ban on red-light cameras, compared with 46 percent who oppose a ban. And 51 percent of those polled favored a ban on traffic-enforcement cameras [...]
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By KCCI.com DES MOINES, Iowa – Hunters harvested 4.5 percent fewer deer in Iowa last year than the year before, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported Tuesday. Hunters reported harvesting 121,407 deer in Iowa during the 2011-12 seasons and 127,094 deer in 2010-11. DNR officials said Iowa’s deer population has been reduced by 30 [...]
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Legislators say they have struck a deal to increase this year’s spending on the state’s prison system to avoid layoffs of guards. Key lawmakers of both parties say the agreement calls for spending $7.5 million extra on prisons. That splits the difference between the $6.5 million approved by the House, controlled by Republicans, and the [...]
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Another egg has shown up in the nest of a famous northeast Iowa eagle family. The egg was laid Monday night. The first egg was seen Friday night. The nest sits in a tree at the Decorah Fish Hatchery. The eagles have gained international attention because of an Internet cam set up by the Raptor [...]
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Some Dyersville residents want the City Council to forgo support of the proposed baseball and softball project that would be built at the “Field of Dreams” movie site. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports that about a dozen people spoke up at the council meeting Monday night, asking the council to help them protect the city [...]
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