Ames News

Sharron Quisenberry, professor of entomology and dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, is Iowa State University's new vice president for research and economic development.

Children from poor families are more likely than their peers to be depressed as teenagers, with effects that can ultimately make it harder to climb out from poverty, a new study suggests.

Hilton Garden Inn , the award-winning mid-priced brand, today announced the opening of the 112-room Hilton Garden Inn Ames in Ames, Iowa which represents the latest addition to the brand's growing portfolio of ...

Repairs are underway at Ames' Resource Recovery Plant following a weekend fire in a shredder machine, and officials say the plant is already taking drive-up customers.

It's that time of year when temperatures can fall well below zero. But, for Siouxland livestock producers that doesn't mean they get to stay inside where it's warm.

Officials say the Ames Resource Recovery Plant has been shut down over the weekend at least as contractors attempt to repair more than $30,000 in damage caused during an early morning fire Saturday.

The Ames High girls basketball game against Johnston has been moved to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan.

What ever happened to all of those contractors and subcontractors on the Ames High School and Ames Middle School construction projects who claimed the Ames district owes them money? Cost, Planning and ...

Auditions for the spring season of the Ames Children's Choirs will be conducted Monday through Saturday, Jan.

As Cedar Rapids bars prepare for the New Years Eve crowd, employees look back on 2008.

Flyers saying "The Days of the White Man Are Numbered" have been found in the parking lot of an Ames Hy-Vee grocery store.

By Ronnie Miller/The Tribune Betty Harrison, left, of Winterset, piles strings of garland onto the counter at Evert's Flowers Plants & Gifts while employee Mary Morris totals it up at the store on Main Street ...

Sue Bohner thought she had the flu. She drove herself to the emergency room earlier this year after she couldn't stop vomiting.

Christmas has passed and now it's just a few days until a new year begins. New Year's Eve is one of the busiest nights of the year for local taxi drivers.

Mid-Iowa's cops and courts beat this year featured the following highly publicized events: * Say what you will about the circumstances surrounding the trial of Ronald Beaston, of Nevada, but you have to admit, ...

For some, shopping on December 26th has become just as traditional as opening presents on Christmas morning.

Lawyers for a Sioux City man, who's accused of killing his two stepdaughters were back in court this morning.

A new paper finds another potential casualty of the economic recession. According to researchers, the country's economic crisis could have lasting effects on children from families that fall into poverty.

The country's economic crisis could have lasting effects on children from families that fall into poverty, according to a new paper by researchers from Iowa State University's Institute for Social and ...

Based on the forecast of significant amounts of snow, the city of Ames has announced its snow ordinance will go into effect at noon today.