IOWA CITY — The Iowa Hawkeyes ran out of time Monday night. They might be running out of opportunities. Nebraska’s Jordan Hooper scored 29 points, and the Hawkeyes’ last-ditch effort came up short in a 76-75 Big Ten women’s basketball loss in front of 3,937 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. It was Iowa’s fourth straight defeat, and [...]
continue »IOWA CITY — Now it’s getting dicey. Three straight losses have moved the Iowa Hawkeyes into the second division of the Big Ten women’s basketball race. An NCAA Tournament bid, which seemed a slam dunk two weeks ago, is no longer a sure thing. The Hawkeyes (16-8 overall, 5-5 Big Ten) are approaching bubble status. [...]
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All Michigan needs is for the 4-7 Iowa Hawkeyes to beat Nebraska on Friday, then turn around and pop 11-0 Ohio State in Columbus on Saturday. Impossible? Hardly. Difficult to imagine? Pretty much. Nebraska and Michigan are tied the Legends Division at 6-1. With Nebraska’s 23-9 home win over a depleted Michigan on Oct. 27, [...]
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Robert Myers, president and chief executive officer of Casey’s General Stores, has accepted an invitation to join the Iowa Business Council. Myers, whose career with Casey’s General Stores started in 1988, was appointed to vice president of property support in 1992 and served as senior vice president and chief operating officer since 2003. Shortly thereafter, [...]
continue »By Rob Gray Gazette correspondent DES MOINES — Iowa State’s Meaghan Nelson paused, drew in a deep breath and put her hands on her hips. The former Xavier standout’s next move: High fives and hugs for family and friends leaning over a Drake Stadium railing. Her ultimate maneuver: Up the medal stand to fourth — [...]
continue »By Rob Gray Gazette correspondent DES MOINES — Ashley Miller beamed, one hand on hip, one long-sought flag clutched in the other. As the former Tipton star-turned-Nebraska standout embarked on her first Drake Relays victory lap as a collegian on Saturday, she stopped to sign a pair of autographs. Another first, which drew another smile. [...]
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A Nebraska man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery in Cedar Rapids in which a victim was tied up. Quantrel W. Ward, 19, of Lincoln, Neb., is charged with first-degree robbery after the Jan. 18 incident at 55 Florida Ct. SW. He is accused of displaying a knife during the crime, according [...]
continue »The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services just announced that a nonprofit entity in Iowa and Nebraska, Midwest Members Health, known under the Affordable Care Act as a Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (or CO-OP), has received a loan award from the Department of Health and Human Services. More information can be found here: WASHINGTON, [...]
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to spend $1.8 million to repair the flood-defense network around Omaha. The repairs being made around Omaha are part of the work being done along the Missouri River to prepare for spring. Last year’s historic flooding along the river damaged many of the levees and drainage ditches [...]
continue »CEDAR RAPIDS – Pfizer voluntarily recalled about one million packs of Lo-Ovral 28 birth control pills and its generic brand, Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets. The drug company did this after learning some of the packets had the wrong amount of placebo-or inactive pills. Taking a packet with the wrong amount of active pills could [...]
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