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Don't look for a blender from this grandfather

No bridal registry in the world could match the gifts Michael and Bryce Vander Stelt and their respective brides-to-be will receive when they wed this winter.

Nov 07, 2009 | 10:00 am

N Iowa trooper keeps watch from overhead

Iowa State Patrol Trooper Joe Scott of Garner is keeping North Iowans safer from 4,000 feet in the air.

Nov 07, 2009 | 10:00 am

Legislators criticize trip to Disney center

Two legislators are criticizing University of Iowa officials over plans to spent $130,000 to send 35 hospital workers to Orlando, Fla., for several days of training offered at a center connected with Disney World.

Nov 07, 2009 | 9:25 am

Grassley keeps up attack on health-care reform

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley is continuing his fight against an Obama administration Web site urging supporters to push for health-care reform.

Nov 07, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Police stop 13-year-old with pellet gun

Cedar Rapids police responding to what appeared at first to be a possible bank robbery threat say it turned out to be a case of a 13-year-old boy playing with a pellet gun.

Nov 06, 2009 | 10:35 pm

Man convicted of shooting former girlfriend

A Dubuque County jury has found 51-year-old Robert Krogmann of Manchester guilty on charges of attempted murder and willful injury.

Nov 06, 2009 | 8:05 pm

3 more swine flu deaths reported in Iowa

The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting three more 2009 swine flu-related deaths in the state.

Nov 06, 2009 | 5:15 pm

Harkin: Health care bill will pass by January

Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin says his prediction that a sweeping overhaul of the country's health care system would pass this year was off a bit, but he remains confident Congress will approve the landmark changes.

Nov 06, 2009 | 4:30 pm

Iowa lawmaker drops out of governor's race

Senate Minority Leader Paul McKinley has dropped out of the race for governor, saying he'll focus on electing Republicans to the Legislature.

Nov 06, 2009 | 3:50 pm

US Attorney Whitaker resigns

U.S. Attorney Matthew Whitaker says he has tendered his resignation to President Barack Obama.

Nov 06, 2009 | 2:15 pm

Woman arrested for leaving children alone

A Waterloo woman who allegedly left her children home alone while she visited a casino has been charged.

Nov 06, 2009 | 1:45 pm

Aide: Roxanne Conlin running for US Senate in 2010

An aide said Friday that lawyer Roxanne Conlin intends to seek the Democratic nomination for Senate in 2010 and the right to oppose Republican Sen. Charles Grassley, who is seeking a sixth Senate term.

Nov 06, 2009 | 1:25 pm

Iowa to get $150 million to buy flood-damaged homes

DES MOINES - Iowa communities will receive $150 million in federal funds to purchase 1,352 homes damaged in the historic floods of 2008.

Nov 06, 2009 | 1:15 pm | Loading…

Man pleads guilty to assaulting officer

A Cedar Rapids man has pleaded guilty to assault charges in connection with the beating of a police officer.

Nov 06, 2009 | 12:55 pm

Governor announces funds for flood buyouts

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver says $150 million in federal funds will be made available for the purchase of 1,352 homes damaged in last year's floods.

Nov 06, 2009 | 12:50 pm

Sleepwalker beaten when found in apartment

Charges have been filed against three men accused of beating a man who sleepwalks after they found him asleep in one of the men's apartment.

Nov 06, 2009 | 12:10 pm

New trial ordered for teen connected to shooting

A new trial has been ordered for a teenager convicted of first-degree murder in the 2006 shooting death of a Davenport woman.

Nov 06, 2009 | 11:15 am

Conlin to file papers for U.S. Senate run

Des Moines lawyer Roxanne Conlin will file organizational papers with the Federal Election Commission next week, her spokesman said today, meaning she will seek the Democratic Party's nomination to run against U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley next year.

Nov 06, 2009 | 9:55 am | Loading…

Iowan among injured in Fort Hood rampage

An Iowa soldier who arrived at Fort Hood in Texas for additional training before being deployed overseas was among the soldiers wounded in a rampage that left 13 people dead, her father said Friday.

Nov 06, 2009 | 9:55 am

Democrats: Branstad comment 'appalling'

The Iowa Democratic Party is calling former Gov. Terry Branstad's comment about Iowa legislators "appalling" for its lack of sensitivity to blind people.

Nov 06, 2009 | 9:05 am | Loading…

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