Des Moines Register
- Greenhouse's seedlings will beautify public land
Tuesday - 12/23/2014 - 11:00 PMIt is a humid 82 degrees inside Des Moines' city greenhouse, where sunlight filters through the roof onto thousands of tiny seedlings, and green thumbs anticipate which will grow into yellow and red zinnias, peach and white impatiens, and blue and lilac petunias.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Around the Metro: Corps to lower Saylorville Lake temporarily
Friday - 03/28/2014 - 12:44 AMOfficials will begin lowering Saylorville Lake today to obtain data on sediment buildup, according to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers news release.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Group opposes Iowa clean-water data being confidential
Friday - 03/28/2014 - 12:57 AMAn environmental advocacy group on Thursday criticized legislation advancing in the Iowa House that would make water-quality data collected in connection with a statewide clean water effort confidential.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa Politics Insider: Comics, tweeters talk up Ernst's 'squeal' ad
Friday - 03/28/2014 - 01:01 AMAnd the giggles continue over Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst's new porcine-themed campaign commercial.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Riverside route's condition rattles Iowa town
Friday - 03/28/2014 - 01:09 AMOfficials in the southeast Iowa town of Montrose are considering closing a half-mile section of road that borders the Mississippi River because of deteriorating conditions.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Around Iowa: Trucking firm accused of permitting harassment faces lawsuit
Friday - 03/28/2014 - 01:14 AMThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing an Iowa trucking company accused of allowing a female worker to be sexually harassed and firing her for complaining.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Burglar strikes as Des Moines woman showers
Friday - 03/28/2014 - 01:23 AMDes Moines police said they recovered a woman's purse not far from her home after she reported it was stolen while she was in the shower Wednesday evening.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Branstad denies bids by 18 inmates for commutation of sentences.
Thursday - 03/27/2014 - 06:45 PMGov. Terry Branstad said Thursday he has denied applications from 18 inmates for commutation of their sentences.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa Senate Democrats say Branstad returning state government to spoils system
Thursday - 03/27/2014 - 05:41 PMIowa Senate Democrats accused Gov. Terry Branstad Thursday of injecting partisan influence in state government agencies by getting rid of merit employees and replacing them with political appointees.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Funeral services for Justin Chey moved to Hiatt Middle School
Thursday - 03/27/2014 - 06:30 PMFuneral services for Justin Chey, the Des Moines middle school student who died March 19, have been moved to Hiatt Middle School.
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- TV's 'Cold Justice' to feature questioning of Iowa double homicide suspect
Friday - 03/28/2014 - 12:43 AMViewers of a reality crime show focusing on a 1983 double homicide will have a rare opportunity to witness investigators questioning a person suspected of murder.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa Senate passes 2 bills to aid renewable energy
Friday - 03/28/2014 - 12:47 AMThe Iowa Senate approved two bills Thursday aimed at expanding renewable energy production in the state.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Police Beat: Armed man circles neighbor's house in Des Moines
Friday - 03/28/2014 - 12:58 AMOfficers arrested a man Wednesday afternoon after he was accused of walking outside his neighbor's house with a loaded gun, according to Des Moines police.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowans love my style, Christie insists
Friday - 03/28/2014 - 01:06 AMPossible 2016 presidential candidate Chris Christie thinks voters haven't lost their taste for his brash style.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Capitol custodian honored with public service award
Friday - 03/28/2014 - 01:13 AMRandy Wallace does housekeeping in the Iowa Senate.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Government's worker settlements stir fears of 'spoils system,' Iowa Democrat says
Friday - 03/28/2014 - 01:18 AMAn Iowa Senate Democratic leader accused Gov. Terry Branstad on Thursday of injecting partisan influence in state government agencies by getting rid of merit employees and replacing them with political appointees.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Des Moines firefighters battle two house fires Thursday
Thursday - 03/27/2014 - 07:40 PMDes Moines firefighters battled two house fires that resulted in about $25,000 in damage each Thursday, authorities said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Strong winds cause damage near Osceola
Thursday - 03/27/2014 - 07:13 PMStrong winds downed power lines and threw debris around near Osceola on Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Democratic lawmaker expands inquiry on Branstad administration's secret settlements
Thursday - 03/27/2014 - 06:11 PMState Sen. Janet Petersen, D-Des Moines, who chairs the Iowa Senate Government Oversight Committee, said Thursday she has expanded the panel's inquiry into secret settlements provided by Gov. Terry Branstad's administration to former state employees.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Construction to cause U.S. 65 lane restrictions through November
Thursday - 03/27/2014 - 04:51 PMConstruction of two bridges near the Des Moines River in Polk County will require lane restrictions on U.S. Highway 65 for months beginning Monday, according to an Iowa Department of Transportation news release.
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- Livestream TVU pack test
Friday - 07/05/2013 - 06:39 PMThis is a test
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Judge rules against Narcisse's bid to run in primary
Friday - 03/28/2014 - 12:50 AMA potential candidate for governor lost another round in his battle to compete in Iowa's Democratic primary when a Polk County District Court judge ruled against him Thursday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa cropland prices slide, but less than expected
Friday - 03/28/2014 - 12:57 AMThe value of Iowa cropland is falling, but farmers could feel a softer landing than expected from the record-high land prices that kept surging in recent years, a report released Thursday indicates.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fires damage two Des Moines houses on Thursday
Friday - 03/28/2014 - 01:08 AMDes Moines firefighters battled two house fires that resulted in about $25,000 in damage each Thursday, authorities said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U of I won't allow HBO's 'Girls' to film on campus
Friday - 03/28/2014 - 01:13 AM'Girls' character Hannah Horvath may have been admitted to the famed Iowa Writers' Workshop, but don't expect to see the star on the Iowa City campus anytime soon.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Armed man circles neighbor's house in Des Moines
Friday - 03/28/2014 - 01:22 AMOfficers arrested a man Wednesday afternoon after he was accused of walking outside his neighbor's house with a loaded gun, according to Des Moines police.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 2016 watch: Chris Christie says 'They love me in Iowa, too'
Thursday - 03/27/2014 - 10:55 PMPossible 2016 presidential candidate Chris Christie thinks voters haven't lost their taste for his brash style.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Officials to lower Saylorville Lake to obtain data
Thursday - 03/27/2014 - 05:27 PMOfficials will lower the Saylorville Lake to obtain data beginning Friday, according to an U.S. Army Corps of Engineer news release.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Narcisse loses Democratic primary battle; appeals judge's ruling
Thursday - 03/27/2014 - 06:04 PMA wannabe candidate for governor lost his battle to compete in Iowas Democratic primary when a Polk County District Court judge ruled against him Thursday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Authorities determine drug overdose as cause of Black Hawk County inmate death
Thursday - 03/27/2014 - 05:12 PMAuthorities determined a Black Hawk County inmate died due to an accidental drug overdose March 7, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation announced in a news release Thursday.
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