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  • Hawkeye coach getting lots of questions about new staff
    As Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz tours the state on the I-Club circuit he is constantly being asked about changes on his staff. Known for its stability the staff saw several changes following the past season. Defensive coordinator Norm Parker retired, offensive coordinator Ken O’Keefe left for the Miami Dolphins, and the entire staff was [...]

  • William Penn and Morningside softball teams ready for NAIA championship play
    The William Penn and Morningside softball teams are in Golf Shores, Alabama, for Thursday’s start of the NAIA softball championships. It will be the first of three days of pool play and Penn opens against Azusa Pacific of California. Penn coach Mike Christner says in a national tournament there are so many close games it [...]

  • Climate group says extreme storms are happening more often
    A report from a non-profit environmental group says extreme storms are hitting the Midwest more frequently and the flood damage they’re causing is getting worse. Stephen Saunders, president of the Denver-based Rocky Mountain Climate Organization, says their research covered records from more than 200 weather stations in Iowa and seven other Midwestern states from the [...]

  • Medical examiner’s report says Manchester couple shot to death
    Autopsy results have been released in the case of a northeast Iowa teenager accused of killing his grandparents. The Delaware County Attorney says the Manchester couple found dead in their home Sunday afternoon were shot to death. County attorney John Bernau revealed Wednesday afternoon that an autopsy shows Richard Sweet and his wife, Janet Sweet, [...]

  • Sheriff says Tama teen firefighter could be linked to more arson cases
    Tama County Sheriff Dennis Kucera says more charges could be coming against a teenage volunteer firefighter. Investigators had believed a series of grass fires and fires that damaged three vacant buildings in Tama County were arson. The sheriff says they kept working to tie the fires to a suspect. “Then Sunday night the latest one [...]