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U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 12, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- Frightened Boy Scouts huddled in a shelter as a tornado tore through their western Iowa campground, killing four people and injuring 48 others who had little to no warning of the approaching twister. Tornadoes also touched down in Kansas, Minnesota and.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 30, 2008 @ 8:21am neoform

MSNBC -- No place demonstrates the competing demands on corn better than Iowa, one of the two biggest corn-exporting states. Iowa is home to 28 ethanol plants, which consume more than a quarter of its corn crop; two dozen others are under construction or in planni.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 12, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

MSNBC -- Lawrenson, of the Mondamin Fire Department, initially said most of the kids who were hurt had been hiking when the tornado hit, but later said he could no longer confirm the victims' whereabouts. The ranch about 40 miles north of Omaha, Neb., includes.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Dec 12, 2007 @ 8:15am neoform

MSNBC -- Iowa, Nebraska airport problems Des Moines International Airport was closed from late Monday to Tuesday afternoon because of ice. The airport, which also was shut down by winter weather two weeks ago, has 138 arrivals and departures per day, according.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Aug 31, 2007 @ 12:05pm neoform

CNN -- An Iowa district court ruled Thursday that same-sex couples can marry based on the state constitution's guarantee of equal treatment, court documents show. The ruling was in response to a December 2005 lawsuit brought by six same-sex couples seeking t.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Aug 29, 2007 @ 8:22am neoform

USA Today -- Two tornadoes hit central Iowa on Tuesday night, causing only minor damage as the twisters avoided heavily populated areas, weather officials said. Authorities reported a tornado at 7 p.m. outside Coon Rapids in Carroll County, where telephone poles we.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Aug 13, 2007 @ 8:11am neoform

Washington Post -- If there was one thing that was plain at Saturday's gathering of Republicans in Ames, Iowa, it was this: They don't like to be dissed. The GOP throng groaned and booed at any mention of the no-shows -- former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, former.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jul 17, 2007 @ 11:41am neoform

USA Today -- Heavy rain, wind and hail pelted northern and eastern Iowa on Monday, downing trees and causing some structural damage, officials said. Winds reached up to 70 mph in the Mason City area, and a tornado hit Washington County just before 6 p.m., said Mark.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon May 21, 2007 @ 4:20pm neoform

FOX News -- Authorities in Iowa are investigating a case of nursing home residents being photographed in the nude. Over the weekend, officials identified three of four nursing home residents who were photographed naked. The elderly residents at Greenwood Manor.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 25, 2007 @ 4:02pm neoform

FOX News -- An Iowa machinist was arrested Wednesday and charged with sending dud pipe bombs and threatening letters to investment companies in Denver and Kansas City in an effort to drive up stock prices. Authorities said he signed the messages "The Bishop." John.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 25, 2007 @ 1:02pm neoform

USA Today -- An Iowa machinist was arrested Wednesday and charged with sending dud pipe bombs and threatening letters to investment companies in Denver and Kansas City in an effort to drive up stock prices. Authorities said he signed the messages "The Bishop." John.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Dec 9, 2006 @ 10:03pm neoform

New York Times -- Life was different in Unit E at the state prison outside Newton, Iowa. The toilets and sinks — white porcelain ones, like at home — were in a separate bathroom with partitions for privacy... Read More