27 August 2008, 11:09 am
An Illinois man who police say held five people hostage in a motel in Fort Madison, Iowa, was arrested after he sent two of his hostages on a beer run.... read more
27 August 2008, 10:24 am
WATERLOO --- The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa has received a heartfelt $925.00 donation to the Tornadoes of 2008 Assistance Fund from the staff and board of the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation of West Virginia. Parkersburg, West Virginia is located on the Ohio River.... read more
27 August 2008, 10:24 am
WATERLOO --- The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa recently received a donation from an organization situated hundreds of miles away on the Ohio River.... read more
27 August 2008, 10:20 am
DENVER --- Members of Iowa's delegation to the Democratic National Convention here gave Hillary Clinton high praise Tuesday night, calling her much-anticipated primetime speech a big step toward healing the rifts that flared into the open before the state's first-in-the-nation caucus and still remai... read more
27 August 2008, 10:20 am
DENVER --- Paul Tewes, the guy who directed Barack Obama's win in the Iowa caucuses, stopped by to see the Iowa delegation Tuesday morning. A Minnesotan, Tewes noted he's still got an apartment in Iowa and can vote absentee in November.... read more
27 August 2008, 10:20 am
DES MOINES --- Iowa college students affected by flooding and natural disasters this year will be eligible for $5,000 grants to help offset the costs of schooling.... read more