Bear Charges Down Iowa Trail at Man

Officials have taken samples from a black bear that was shot and killed near Sheffield in hopes of learning where it came from. The male bear was nearly 7 feet long and weighed 300 pounds. Todd Hall, of rural Sheffield, shot the bear on Monday.

Iowa Native, Michael Gartner, Remembers Tim Russert

Iowa native and I-Cubs owner, Michael Gartner, remember Tim Russert.

DM Register Reporter Arrested Covering Flood

Des Moines police arrested Des Moines Register suburban reporter Todd Erzen at about 9 a.m. Saturday at 2811 2nd Avenue. Jail officials say he was charged with trespassing, interference, and resisting arrest.

Tornado Hits Scout Camp; Four Dead

A tornado hit a Boy Scout camp in western Iowa Wednesday evening, killing at least four people and injuring between 30 and 40 others.

Iowa to take cut from gamblers who owe

Under a new state law that takes effect July 1, casinos will be required to run government database checks on the names of all players winning $10,000 or more on a slot machine or on a horse or dog race.

WCFcourier.com - Waterloo and Cedar Falls Iowa News Homepage | News » Metro: Supreme Court upholds West Des Moines man's lesser enticement charge

Eric Hansen, who was 23 at the time, was arrested in May 2006 after he arranged to meet someone he thought was a 15-year-old girl at the Wal-Mart in Cedar Falls. The girl turned out to be a Cedar Falls police officer.

Boswell v. Fallon Primary June 3

"A Democratic Congress is not enough," Fallon told the 3rd District Democratic convention in West Des Moines last month. "We need a progressive Democratic Congress. Now is the year to accomplish that."

Parkersburg 'a total disaster'

Residents are returning this morning to this small Iowa community to assess damage to their homes and businesses and to prepare to clean up after a tornado ravaged the town late Sunday afternoon.

It's here! A (very) first look at the Wii Fit

Nintendo's new, fitness-themed add-on to its blockbuster Wii gaming console, the Wii Fit, hit the shelves on Wednesday in the U.S. to great fanfare. We bought two of them and had 15 staffers try out a select group of games.

Mauro says Michigan jealous of Iowa

Iowa Secretary of State Michael Mauro says politicians from Michigan are "possessed" with jealousy over the first-in-the-nation status of Iowa's Caucuses.

Teen Gets 10 Years For Stealing Pizzas

A 17-year-old Sioux City boy has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing pizzas and assaulting the deliveryman.

Mom Makes Kids Hold Up Embarrassing Signs

A single mother said she is at her wits' end with her children's behavior, so she's making them hold signs at a busy intersection as punishment, reported television station KETV in Omaha.

David Lynch Travels to Fairfield, Iowa To Talk About Transcendentalism

You know you've arrived in Fairfield, a town of some 9,000 souls situated amid the flat corn and soy fields of southeastern Iowa, when you see two great golden domes swelling up into the sky.

Grassley says he'd likely support a veto override of farm bill

Senate farm bill conferee Chuck Grassley of Iowa says he will likely vote for a veto override, if President Bush follows through on his farm bill veto threat and an override attempt succeeds.

Troopers Crack Down on 'Move Over' Law

The 2002 law requires drivers to slow down and change lanes, if possible, when approaching emergency, construction or towing vehicles parked on the side of the road. Last month on Interstate 235 in Des Moines, authorities issued 23 tickets to violators at a cost of $116.

Auditor: So Far $132 Million Decision Draws 3 Percent Of Voters

Polk County Auditor Jamie Fitzgerald said that voter turnout for Tuesday's special election [regarding a Courthouse annex] has been lower than average, so far near 3 percent of registered voters.

Cabbie Drives To Police When Woman Won't Pay

The woman cried as police took her into custody. Schackelford said he had taken her and a man several places. The man got out of the cab at one point. Schakelford and the woman ended up at another location. The fare was nearly $50 and the woman refused to pay.

Forbes: "Maybe it's time to reconsider Iowa."

This article praises recent developments in Des Moines.

Iowa Hunting Safety Programs Working

Sometimes, a downward trend is a good thing. Iowa hunters have chalked up another year with no firearm related deaths and-if the pace continues -- are on track for perhaps the safest hunting decade on record.

No. 22 Drake Beats Northern Iowa

Klayton Korver scored 23 points on 7-of-8 shooting from 3-point range and No. 22 Drake beat Northern Iowa 58-54 on Saturday to extend its school-record winning streak to 17 games.

Radio Iowa: Former Des Moines lawmaker will challenge Congressman Boswell

A former state representative from Des Moines says he will challenge third district Congressman Leonard Boswell in the Democratic primary in June. Forty-nine-year-old Ed Fallon says he was encouraged to run after losing the Democratic primary for governor in 2006.

A Clinton confidante weighs in on what went wrong

What went wrong for the campaign of fizzled front-runner Hillary Clinton? An unexpected battalion of fresh-faced political activists.

A Second-Place "Victory" for Edwards?

John Edwards went into the Iowa caucuses last night a fighter and he emerges from them as scrappy as ever. In other words, don't assume, because he lost to Barack Obama, that Edwards is down for the count.

The Real Story of the Iowa Caucuses: High Turnout

The talk among Democratic caucus goers at Johnston, Iowa's Precinct 3 Thursday night did not just center on the viability of each of the Democratic Candidates seeking the party's nomination.

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About That Independent Turnout

The Register's last pre-caucus poll, for example, came under quick fire from the Clinton and Edwards campaigns (Obama led the poll) for having "too many" independents in its sample.

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