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Source: KCCI.com - Local News

Hawkeyes Roll To Easy Win In Opener

The Iowa Hawkeyes jump out to an early lead and roll to a 37-7 win over Eastern Illinois in the season-opening game for both teams.

Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 21:27:22 CDT

Ames To Open Disaster Recovery Center

A federal-state Disaster Recovery Center in Story County will open Tuesday to help people and businesses affected by IowaÂ’s recent storms and flooding.

Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 15:43:24 CDT

Group Seeks To Raise Iowa's Gas Tax

Highway construction advocates said they likely will press the Iowa Legislature to raise the state's gasoline tax after more than two decades without an increase.

Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 10:13:39 CDT

Complaints Mount Over VA Mowing Contract

Another lawn mowing company has filed a complaint against the VA Medical Center in Knoxville.

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 18:16:49 CDT

Iowa To Let Lottery Players Check Own Tickets

The Iowa Lottery institutes some changes that could make it easier to check tickets to see if you are holding a winner.

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 22:41:25 CDT

ISU Campus Goes 'Gaga' Over Carillon Music

An Iowa State University music professor said the Lady Gaga club anthem "Bad Romance" translates better than you might think into the 110-foot-tall, organ-like instrument known as a carillon.

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 18:12:20 CDT

Video-Cast: The Weekend Forecast

Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 09:49:07 CDT

Iowa Patrol Puts Safety In Spotlight

The Iowa State Patrol says it will focus on safety over the holiday weekend, following the most deadly month on Iowa highways in more than three years.

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 22:15:46 CDT

Unemployed People In Iowa Not Optimistic

According to the Iowa Workforce Development office, 6.8 percent of Iowans were unemployed in July. That is still below national unemployment at 9.6 percent.

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 18:26:29 CDT

FAA Investigating Boone County Plane Crash

Officials have identified the man killed in Thursday's plane crash. Adam Danhauer, 24, of Whitehouse, Ohio was piloting the plane that went down in a farm field in Boone County.

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:16:28 CDT

Hubbell Planning 3 New Developments

Hubbell Realty Company said it's planning three new developments in the Des Moines metro area.

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:06:13 CDT

Corn Prices Popping Amid Concerns About Yield

Corn prices surged to a record high for the year Friday as traders questioned whether crop yields will fall short of expectations.

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:56:46 CDT

Police Investigating Prescription Fraud Ring

Des Moines police said Friday that they are looking for help in identifying four people involved in a prescription fraud ring.

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:24:16 CDT

Tests On Human Remains Could Take Months

The child neglect trial of a Dubuque woman is now set for October while authorities still await lab results on apparent human remains discovered in her yard.

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:07:19 CDT

Board Wants Chaperone Around When Patients Treated

The state chiropractic board ruled Thursday that a chiropractor charged with assault must follow new rules when seeing women patients.

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:52:52 CDT

Police: Man Drives Into Back Yard, Passes Out

Police found a man passed out in his car after receiving a report Friday morning of shots fired.

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:25:31 CDT

UPDATED: Pilot's Name Released In Cornfield Crash

Authorities said one person has died in a plane crash in Boone County on Thursday morning.

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 15:27:36 CDT

Judge To Rule On School Dress Code

An administrative law judge is expected to rule by early October if a new dress code by Waterloo Community Schools violates state law.

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:31:26 CDT

Campgrounds Fill For Labor Day Weekend

Iowa campgrounds are filling up fast for the last major camping weekend of the summer, said Department of Natural Resources officials on Tuesday.

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:42:28 CDT

Hawkeyes Extend Coach's Contract Through 2020

Iowa said it is extending coach Kirk Ferentz's contract through 2020.

Published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 17:37:19 CDT