Altoona News Archives

Polk County Sheriff's Office detectives charged an Altoona man Wednesday with trying to commit sexual abuse. via KCCI-TV Des Moines

Drake Relays: Rising star Koll coasts, still waiting for her flag Something was missing from Lisa Koll's performance. via Indianola Record-Herald

It is amusing but troubling to see spelling errors on our school's message boards. via Indianola Record-Herald

JOANNE BOECKMAN * Register Staff Writer * April 22, 2008 Dulce Vida Mexican Grill 13435 University Ave., Clive Drivers by may be doing a double-take when they see this restaurant, next door to Club Car ... via Http

“Give them a peace that surpasses all understanding.”

By TODD ERZEN * REGISTER STAFF WRITER * April 19, 2008 "Hear our cry, Lord." "We want to be found faithful, Lord." "Meet the needs of your people, Lord." These psalm-like prayers have been uttered monthly since ... via Des Moines Register

“Although I do not think this is a defining moment, it is one that is necessary”

By JASON CLAYWORTH * REGISTER STAFF WRITER * April 17, 2008 Iowa drivers - including pickup owners - will pay $161 million more in vehicle fees under a proposal that passed the House on Wednesday and is headed ... via Des Moines Register

REGISTER STAFF REPORT Posted at 09:41 on 04/17/2008 Des Moines police have released names of those taken into custody this morning on intimidation charges in what at first was described as a drive-by shooting. via Indianola Record-Herald

“Another thing we have been working on is annexation”

Local and area developers and Bondurant community members came to the Bondurant Developers last week to see the city's plan and vision for the future as well as for an update on a variety of projects currently ... via Des Moines Register

Interstate 80 is back open east of the metro after a rollover accident shut it down for several hours Saturday morning. via WHO-TV Des Moines

“It's like 'We're going to Prairie Meadows (Casino and Racetrack in Altoona). Let's get ready. Let's go,"' Cline testified. "Ramona would instigate these trips?”

Another former CIETC employee today continued to tell of gambling excursions across the state with the agency's chief executive and other employees during work hours. via Http

“He doesn't like to have attention paid to him”

Applause is an elixir that most lawmakers crave. But when lawmakers in the Iowa House of Representatives rose to their feet and clapped for Tyler Joseph Steinke of Urbandale on Wednesday morning, the ... via Des Moines Register

“It's going to take resources from a number of participants to make this happen”

By GUNNAR OLSON * REGISTER STAFF WRITER * April 8, 2008 Ankeny is one significant step closer to getting another interchange on Interstate Highway 35. via Http

Des Moines police are asking for your help to find a missing woman. 38-year-old Regina Ivie was last seen Wednesday night at Prairie Meadows Casino in Altoona. via WHO-TV Des Moines

“The vast majority of our members have questions”

By GRANT SCHULTE * REGISTER STAFF WRITER * April 5, 2008 The fate of a $127 million borrowing plan to build a new Polk County courthouse will pit a political action group financed by lawyers against anti-tax ... via Http

Gas prices across the Des Moines metro area jumped to $3.14 a gallon Thursday morning. via KCCI

“You're treating me like a criminal, and I'm not a (expletive) criminal.”

Troy Blackford's bankroll had grown to nearly $10,000 when the police arrived. Two officers and a casino manager marched the Des Moines truck driver through a jungle of slot machines to an empty, white-walled ... via Des Moines Register