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  • Funeral funding plan moves towards vote Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:46PMTonight Des Moines County officials are closer to changing their policy regarding who pays for poor people's funerals. Their quest turned up a centuries old law and it appears many counties are not following the rules.
  • Iowa County woman is charged with bilking former employer of $40,000 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:36PMAn Iowa County woman is accused of bilking her former employer out of about $40,000. Melanie Erickson, 57, of Ridgeway, and a co-owner of the Hi-Point Steak House there, was charged Tuesday in Iowa County Circuit Court with four counts of felony theft.
  • Johnson County Eyeing New Mobile Home Building Permit Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:34PMClick here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa – Johnson County is looking to enforce a new building permit that would limit what can be added onto or nearby a mobile home.
  • Eli Y. Adashi: The Incredible Inedible Egg: 500 Million Reasons for Senate Action Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:23PMOne would not normally expect anything of value to come out of rotten eggs. The case of the tainted Iowan shell eggs may well be the exception.
  • New data: Many fewer U.S. kids in foster care, New York among states with sharp drops Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:13PMNEW YORK -- The number of U.S. children in foster care has dropped 8 percent in just one year, and more than 20 percent in the past decade, according to new federal figures underscoring the impact of widespread reforms....
  • 'Shake And Bake' Meth Making Becoming More Popular Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:04PMClick here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. DES MOINES, Iowa - Local law enforcement authorities said Tuesday that they are seeing more methamphetamine made in Iowa using a process that is harder to detect.
  • Current Egg recall has parallels to 2009 Plainview PCA recall Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:58PMThere are striking similarities between the current national salmonella outbreak and the one more than a year and half ago tied to Plainview's Peanut Corporation Of America Plant.
  • Salmonella Egg Lawsuit Filed by Marler Clark Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:50PMSIOUX CITY, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A food poisoning lawsuit was filed today in the nationwide egg recall and Salmonella outbreak, just as the FDA released their report on Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms.
  • Fraud Charges Dropped on a Cedar Rapids Attorney, Businessman Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:49PMClick here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Charges involving a fraudulent investment scheme against a 66-year-old Cedar Rapids attorney and businessman were dismissed without prejudice last week in a federal California court.
  • Unhealthy habit - smoking - brings casinos healthy business Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:40PMUnhealthy habit - smoking - brings casinos healthy business
  • First-string is a wonderland for CU's Ahles Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:06PMBOULDER • The line on last week’s opening depth chart stood out as if in all capital letters and the rest of the positions were in fine print.B.J. Beatty, Colorado’s returning senior outside linebacker, was listed second string.Who unseated one...
  • 'Stomach-churning' filth found at Iowa egg farms Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:04PMNew government reports on conditions at the two Iowa egg producers at the center of a recall of 550 million eggs paint a grim picture.
  • Muscatine officer fired after alleged possession of cocaine Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:01PMIt was 14 years ago when Scott Burk took an oath to protect and serve the people of Muscatine. Now the 47-year-old is behind bars accused of being on the wrong side of the law.
  • U.S. egg producers failed to follow own safety plans Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:00PMCHICAGO (Reuters) - Two Iowa egg farms linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened thousands failed to follow their own safety plans, allowing rodents and other animals into poultry houses, U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspectors found.
  • Our people: Hunger buster Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:54PMNancy Taylor has lived in Clovis since 1972. She was instrumental in starting the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico in 1983 and loves what she does because she helps people. Tell us how you met your spouse. The Rust Tractor General Service Manager was...
  • Muscatine police officer arrested on drug charges Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:46PMA Muscatine police officer has been arrested and charged with possession of cocaine.
  • Filthy conditions found at egg producers Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:41PMFederal investigators report seeing chickens and rodents crawling up massive manure piles and flies and maggots 'too numerous to count' at two Iowa poultry farms that have recalled 550 million eggs. Federal officials investigating conditions at the two Iowa mega-farms whose products have been at the center of the biggest egg recall in U.S. history found filthy conditions, including chickens and ...
  • Microsoft to Build Giant Data Center in Virginia Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:40PMMicrosoft plans to build a large data center in Virginia. Virginia - Microsoft - Economic - Business - Allegedly Unethical Firms
  • Rodents, Maggots Found At Iowa Egg Farms Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:59PMFDA investigators have found rodents, seeping manure and even maggots at the Iowa egg farms believed to be responsible for as many as 1,500 cases of salmonella poisoning.
  • Regency residents: Water still unfit to drink Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:42PMAlthough state officials say the drinking water at the Regency mobile home park is safe, residents Karen Abbott and Sally McKee say they would never think of drinking it.
  • Kevin Streelman using 'second home' vibe to excel at The Barclays Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:56PMEnters weekend at 7-under with Bergen County native parents looking on
  • Product recalls: cheese products, shell eggs Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:28PM_Queseria Chipilo of Passaic, N.J., is recalling certain packages of cheese products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The organism can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and in others with weakened immune systems.
  • Commissioner: Moody's Criminal Background Not Checked Before Hiring Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:27PMMoody has a past criminal record that was reportedly not discovered until after he had already been working for the county.
  • Administration official: FDA to inspect large egg farms Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:15PMWASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is planning to inspect all of the country's largest egg farms before the end of next year following the massive recall that has sickened as many as 1,500 people.
  • Officials call for Craigslist changes Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:12PMWyoming's attorney general and the Natrona County districtattorney said this week they agree with attorneys general fromacross the country who are calling for Craigslist to remove itsadult services section.
  • Product recalls: cheese products, shell eggs Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:07PMThe following recall has been announced:
  • Lake Delhi task force plans four public forums Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:59PMMARION – “This is not a private lake,” the president of the lake Delhi Recreation Association told Gov. Chet Culver’s task force on restoring the Delaware County lake that was devastated by flooding last month, That restoration “is not simply a local issue,” added James Larew, the governor’s representative on the panel [...]
  • Admin. official: FDA to inspect large egg farms Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:57PM(AP:WASHINGTON) The Food and Drug Administration is planning to inspect all of the country's largest egg farms before the end of next year following the massive recall of tainted eggs linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened as many as 1,500 people.
  • Iowa to review feed mill at center of egg recall Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:51PMDES MOINES, Iowa - A state Department of Agriculture inspector will visit the Iowa feed mill where investigators found salmonella linked to the massive egg recall to check whether it is operating legally.
  • Davis County supplies Trojans with tough opener Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:51PMJason Ganoe is set to coach his first football game as head coach at Fairfield, and when asked whether his team was ready, there was no doubt.
  • U.S. concerned about egg recall, no comment on probe Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:50PMFORT COLLINS, Colo. (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday his office was concerned about the massive egg recall from the Iowa farms but would not comment if his office was considering opening an investigation.
  • A good August for Democrats in governors races but trouble looms in Midwest Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:46PMAugust may have been the Democratic Governors Association's best month of 2010, which, of course, isn't saying all that much given the struggles the party has endured so far this year. Still, primary results in Connecticut, Colorado and Florida all appear to have improved Democrats' chances of winning governor's races in each state. In Connecticut, former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy's crushing ...
  • County, SEIRP demo project on hold Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:43PMDemolition on a flood damage house along the Skunk River by Rome is on hold, according to Henry County Supervisor Gary See.
  • HHCC starts strategic planning Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:42PMStrategic planning were the key words at the Aug. 24 meeting of Healthy Henry County Communities (HHCC) as the executive board began discussing the steps needed as the organization moves ahead.
  • Ag secretary to make several area stops Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:38PMStory created Aug 27, 2010 - 12:13:25 CDT. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey will make stops in several North Iowa counties between now and the end of the month as he campaigns for re-election.
  • I-JOBS will help several local projects Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:38PMStory created Aug 27, 2010 - 12:13:28 CDT. Many area infrastructure projects will see some financial assistance thanks to a state program implemented to create jobs for Iowa residents.
  • Recalled eggs in Tri-State Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:37PMInspectors with the Warren County Health Department are visiting 12 businesses to make sure that the eggs are not being used or sold.
  • Chicken Feed Blamed For Egg Recalls Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:30AMA recall of more than a half billion contaminated eggs last week from two Iowa producers may have been caused by chicken feed tainted with salmonella bacteria, US regulators said on Thursday. “We've received confirmation of salmonella-positive ... with the DNA fingerprint that matches the outbreak fingerprint for the feed samples that were provided to pullet at the Wright County egg farms at ...
  • CBS4 RTV4 WHBF Quad Cities, IL / IA News Weather SportsJudge asked to dismiss Iowa woman's appeal Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:29AMWATERLOO, Iowa (AP) - Prosecutors want a judge to dismiss an Iowa woman's attempt to overturn her life sentence for murder. Ruthann Veal was 14 when she was charged as an adult with the first-degree murder in the 1993 killing of a retired librarian in Waterloo.
  • Egg recall heats up debate over caging chicken Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:29AMA recall of a half-billion eggs from two mega-farms in Iowa is stoking a fierce controversy over whether factory farming is inherently unsafe - and a battle in California over a 2008 voter initiative banning the standard industry practice of packing hens so... Iowa - California - Chicken - Agriculture - Factory farming
  • AG Inspectors Find Tainted Eggs In W.Va. Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:28AMCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- State Agriculture Commissioner Gus Douglass said eggs that are part of a multistate recall have been found in West Virginia. Douglass said Thursday the state was informed earlier this week that the eggs had not been shipped to West Virginia.
  • Arnie Braland: 2010 Kossuth County Hall of Fame Inductee Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:26AMA certifiable car nut growing up, Boone, Iowa’s Arnie Braland became interested in racing and ultimately climbed behind the wheel of a race car in 1965. Braland latched on to a 1937 Buick, welded up some roll bars and went off to the races in Dayton, Iowa. His first race car set him back a whopping $50, but it was good enough to have him chasing races across the Midwest.
  • Kossuth residents eligible for federal help from floods Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:24AMALGONA—Kossuth County has been declared a disaster area by the Federal Emergency Management Administration for damages from flooding and storms during the past month.
  • Convicted At 14, Woman Seeks Appeal Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:23AMProsecutors want a judge to dismiss an Iowa woman's attempt to overturn her life sentence for murder.
  • Royals look for more success in new conference Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:23AMA conference change and an upbeat attitude have the Colo-Nesco volleyball team looking forward to the prospect of taking a step in the right direction in 2010.
  • AEGON dam, protecting Kirkwood Estates, overdue for inspection Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:23AMNearly a year overdue for inspection, Linn County’s only high-hazard dam sits atop a hill in southwest Cedar Rapids, holding back a six-acre pond circled by office workers on their lunch hour.
  • From the Editor's Desk Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:22AMWith three high schools and the Des Moines Area Community College Boone Campus, Boone County residents have a wide variety of sports entertainment right in their own backyard.
  • US probes egg recall amid calls for tighter rules Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 8:51PMWASHINGTON: US regulators on Monday, Aug 23 were still investigating the massive salmonella outbreak that sparked a recall of more than a half billion eggs, while lawmakers launched their own probes and consumer advocates urged passage of a law to give food regulators more power.The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it still had not determined the cause of the outbreak but had found no ...
  • Are the eggs sold at my supermarket safe to eat? Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 8:47PMTwo large Iowa farms have recalled 550 million eggs because of possible contamination with salmonella. Investigators from the Food and Drug Administration are trying to find the cause of the outbreak, but so far haven’t pinpointed the source.
  • Investigation Into Tainted Eggs Continues Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 8:40PMThe Food and Drug Administration is trying to get an handle on the massive, nationwide egg recall. read more