Ten-year-old Jeremy Ferguson of Mt. Vernon can and now he’s headed to Washington, D.C. in late May to represent Iowa in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.advertisment
Roughly two dozen protestors from Occupy Des Moines and elsewhere braved wet, sticky weather this morning for a “No Assassinations! No Sanctions! No Interventions! No War on Iran" rally in downtown Des Moines.advertisment
Although the University of Iowa won’t officially make public the design plans for the reconstruction of its arts campus until Tuesday, documents filed with the Federal Emergency Management Agency provide a glimpse of what likely will be unveiled.advertisment
A Mason City woman accused of filing fraudulent Medicaid claims for clients must serve 18 months on probation and pay restitution of more than $2,000.advertisment
The call came at 8:39 a.m. Friday on a foggy morning in far northern Iowa — as if a commentary on the haze that has lingered here over this issue for more than two years.advertisment
Iowans joined an outpouring of Internet activism this week that pushed renowned breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure to reverse a decision cutting breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood.advertisment
The survivors have a message. They all have different stories with the same tragic theme: Their children took their own lives. They come from all over Iowa — Cedar Rapids, Urbandale and Sioux City. For some, their loss was a few months ago.advertisment
A man who spent three months under a cloud of suspicion in the assault of a popular Des Moines runner said Friday he was relieved he no longer is facing prison time after charges were dropped and he no longer is a suspect in the case.advertisment
Gov. Terry Branstad urged the Legislature on Friday to require elected officials to pay more for their health care coverage. Speaking on the public television program "Iowa Press," Branstad suggested that elected officials pay 20 percent of their health cadvertisment
Gov. Terry Branstad wants to apply some new math to the way state aid is distributed to Iowa schools, doing away with the old per-pupil formula known as "allowable growth."advertisment
Prosecutors have charged the director of an Iowa City neighborhood center with failing to report allegations of child sexual abuse by a teacher she oversees — a charge that has been rarely if ever used, a state official said.advertisment
Loren Bishop picked up three new medications on the day he crashed his car through an elderly woman's home, Polk County jurors learned Friday. And, jurors were told, Bishop had a habit of refilling his prescriptions for narcotic painkillers early.advertisment
Piano playing duo Frances and Marlow Cowan of Ankeny delighted a crowd of more than two dozen during a potluck lunch at the Indianola Activity Center Nov. 13 with their playful act.
Crews from Owen Crist auto and body service towed the the silver SUV-type vehicle from the lake at 12:35 p.m. Divers from Des Moines Fire and Rescue put privacy tarps onto the vehicle, which had heavy front-end damage.
Simpson College hosted homecoming activities the week of Oct. 8, including the ?Float, Sink or Swim? event that saw most contestants sink in the Simpson pool.
AT ALGONA Team Scoring 1. Webster City 219; 2. Algona/North Sentral-Kossuth 177; 3. Humboldt 164; 4. Estherville-Lincoln Central 156.5; 5. Clear Lake 155; 6. Forest City 135. District qualifiers—106 pounds: 1. Ryan Schmalen, Cleark Lake; 2.advertisment
Getting outrebounded by nearly 20 and outscored 31-0 on second-chance points will not win many, if any games. A lesson learned by the Iowa Energy on Saturday.advertisment
A rough-and-tumble win Saturday kept the Northern Iowa women's basketball team within striking distance of another Missouri Valley Conference title.advertisment
Sssssh. If you have any information regarding Saturday's boys' swimming districts, West Des Moines Valley senior Stephen Davick doesn't want to hear it.advertisment
Royce White had a quiet day, but the Cyclones leave Norman, Okla., with a 77-70 victory.</a><br><br><a href="http://desmoinesregister.stats.com/cbk/scoreboard.asp?conf=103&day=20120204"><b>Big 12 scoreboard</b></a> | <a href="http://desmoinesregister.stats.com/cbk/scoreboard.asp"><b>Top 25 scoreboard</b></a>advertisment
Ottumwa coach Kevin Patterson thinks his star guard Kelsey Nickerson flips a switch before she steps on the basketball court. Off the court, the nearly straight-A student is pensive, a little shy and exceedingly polite.advertisment
Super Bowls, with a few notable exceptions — Trent Dilfer pops to mind — are about Hall of Fame quarterbacks delivering Hall of Fame performances.advertisment
<b>Mat Matters:</b> The No. 5 Hawkeyes (10-3) wrap up their home dual season against a struggling Wisconsin (5-9) squad, which has won just three of its last 50 Big Ten individual matches. Today marks the final home dual for eight Iowa seniors, including all-American Montell Marion, defending Big Ten heavyweight champion Blake Rasing and 184-pounder Vinnie Wagner. Marion ran his career record to 80-19 with his 3-2 victory last weekend against Minnesota’s Nick Dardanes. Wisconsin’s only ranked wrestler is No. 12 Ben Jordan, who will take on eighth-ranked Mike Evans at 165. Evans won a 13-3 major decision against Jordan in December at the Midlands Championships.advertisment
Iowa State forward Chelsea Poppens led a second-half comeback and scored a career-high 27 points in a 71-56 win over Texas on Saturday in Hilton Coliseum. Poppens also had 10 rebounds in just 24 minutes of play.advertisment
WHO-TV's sports personalities Keith Murphy and Andy Fales give their take on the latest news in the sporting world: MORE PRESSURE: STATE WRESTLING MATCH OR KEY TOURNAMENT TITLE-GAME FREE THROW? Murph: Tough question.advertisment
My Texas grandson recently urged this avid baseball fan (me) to get interested in football and basketball. I agreed to try. I started with football.advertisment
Coach Fred Hoiberg and the Iowa State men's basketball team are featured in the latest edition of ESPN The Magazine. The story is part of a larger report on recruiting in college and pro sports, and the author details Hoiberg's recruitment of transfers.advertisment
Jim Knuth played Division I football. Now he watches two of his daughters play college sports. Knuth ran a wishbone offense as quarterback for West Marshall of State Center, where he was a four-sport athlete and graduated in 1979.advertisment
Dylan Blackford's decision last month to cut down a weight was met with some initial skepticism and slight resistance inside the Southeast Polk wrestling room. It sure looked like a brilliant idea Friday night.advertisment
Some people say that the Keystone pipeline will not create as many jobs as advertised. Well, if it creates some jobs, even some extra environmental jobs, too, that’s better than no jobs at all. Obama is batting close to 100% on our failing economy and is way over his head in fixing it.advertisment
I recently read that E.J. Giovannetti has decided that he will retire from the Polk County Board of Supervisors rather then run against the other Republican on the board, Robert Brownell.advertisment
The future of a pair of controversial downtown Des Moines riverfront hotels has come down to the thickness of brick used on the exterior. Should it be full-size brick, which measures about 3 inches thick, or "thin brick," which can be a third as thick? Thadvertisment
A few weeks ago, I was in the market for a tablet computer, and not the one everyone has become so giggly over. Babs will soon have an iPad, and we don't need two. (We don't need any.advertisment
Instead of proposing to lay another tax increase on fuel, why not end the refunds for the many groups now eligible, including farmers and race cars? If rural roads and bridges are going to pot, it makes sense to have those using them contribute to the funadvertisment
In arresting, prosecuting and convicting the "occupiers," Gov. Terry Branstad, state and local police, prosecutors and judges are allowing petty curfew and trespass laws to trump the free speech provisions in the U.S. Constitution.advertisment
As an avid bird hunter, recently retired professional wildlife biologist and supporter of a ban on lead shot for dove hunting, I am angered by those who are misrepresenting peer-reviewed science and portraying advocates of a lead ban as anti-hunters.advertisment
In regard to the Jan. 28 article, "Lawmakers Join Effort to Curb Use of 'R-Word'": Rep. Lisa Heddens, D-Ames, should be applauded for championing a bill that proposes to replace the term "retarded" in state law withadvertisment
Regarding sex offenders in nursing homes, and Gov. Terry Branstad saying they will notify relatives: What about those who no longer have relatives? Put sex offenders in group homes in different areas of the state.advertisment
Burlington hotel developer Ravi Patel proposed building a four-story hotel on the riverfront in downtown Des Moines more than a year ago. Since then, the project has evolved to include two hotels and a parking ramp.advertisment
