Douglas Burns, one of the organizers of the effort, announced in a December 30 post on The Iowa Mercury newsletter that Ames Voice has “been in the works for a year.” Its mission: “local, local, local coverage. Just the facts. Full coverage of life in Story County, home to Ames ...
This may be the biggest obstacle to the Big 10 (and other power leagues) breaking away from the NCAA sooner rather than later. There is a lot of money in that tournament, and the event works in part because the country is enchanted with the “David vs. Goliath” component that is tradi...
- Median reported loss: $1,200 The average person doesn't have a solid understanding of what, exactly, cryptocurrency is or how it works, which makes it easy for scammers to prey on them. According to the FTC, cryptocurrency scams run the gamut from folks impersonating romantic interests an...
20 years after first crossing paths, one of music's most unlikely duos is heading back out on the road in 2024 and they're including stops in Minnesota and Iowa along the way. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are embarking on their 28-day Can't Let Go Tour, which will play in Prior L...
Car theft wasin decline for decades, but it's been creeping back up. There were around873,080 car thefts in 2020, representing a 9.2% jump from 2019. Of the 286.9 million vehicles registered in the U.S. that year, that works out to about a .3% chance that your car will be stolen...
Army built a post there. 1651: Norwalk, CT Allan Wood Photography // Shutterstock 1651: Norwalk, CT Though Norwalk, Conn., wasn’t settled until 1649 and incorporated in 1651, the land was actually purchased more than 10 years before. In the 1800s, Norwalk became a hotspot for oyster ...
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) addresses the forecast for flood damages and recovery in Iowa and concerns he has with the Army Corps of Engineers.