Colo News

The Story County sheriff's department finished the fiscal year on Monday without too much trouble from high fuel prices.

TierOne Bank's owners say the company will close all 9 of its loan production offices, including offices in North Carolina.

Betty L. Hade, 83, passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2008, at her home in Bickford Cottages.

Valley girls' soccer coach Rob Chapman and Iowa City West activities director Marv Reiland were named national coaches of the year Wednesday.

Tractors of virtually every color and size lined the streets around the city park in Gowrie Tuesday as drivers participating in the Great Iowa Tractor Ride made their way to southern Webster County from Boone.

Sleep Pointe's Mobile Sleep Solution Centers are built on 53-foot trailers, feature private bedrooms, bathrooms and a fully functional sleep technician room and will be available at many easily accessible ...

Poor spring hatch A brood of pheasant chicks climb on their mother in a grassland in north-central Iowa.

Police in a Colorado town say they've caught two "thong bandits" who used women's underwear to disguise themselves during a convenience store robbery.

Where are Harkin, Carper, Salazar and Wyden? 6/03/2008 11:47:00 AM ET Link From today's Washington Post : On Capitol Hill, three uncommitted senators, Tom Harkin , Thomas R. Carper and Ken Salazar , met Monday ...

McCain runs new ad in Colo., other battleground states Associated Press Originally published 08:23 a.m., June 6, 2008 Updated 08:23 a.m., June 6, 2008 WASHINGTON - ' John McCain is going up on the air in ...

The Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, located just east of Des Moines near Prairie City, is looking for individuals or groups who would like to volunteer to become partners in the national Seeds Of Success ...

Since the Colo Community Preschool opened in 1983, Pat McIntosh has taught more than 500 children there.

A new Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine report says Des Moines is among the nation's top 10 places to live, work and play.

His parents were Cornelius and Sophie McElwee, who were married in Ireland and left by boat for America sometime about 1850, before finally landing in Charleston, S.C. As a young man, he contracted "Brain ...

Climate change is increasing the risk of U.S. crop failures, depleting the nation's water resources and contributing to outbreaks of invasive species and insects, the Department of Agriculture said in a report ...

“The report indicates that we can do this nationally for less than half a cent per kilowatt hour, if we have the vision”

Washington, D.C. - Two decades from now, Americans could get as much electricity from windmills as from nuclear power plants, according to a government report that lays out a possible plan for wind-energy ... via Des Moines Register

“But when there is some notoriety, there's more of an inclination to dot the I's and cross the T's, just to firm up the validity of the plea.”

By JARED STRONG * REGISTER STAFF WRITER * May 6, 2008 Brad Olson was in good spirits before his court appearances on Monday. via Des Moines Register

“He definitely had a love for the animals and the environment.”

A recent dinner and art auction at the Collins Plaza Hotel raised $10,000 recently for wetlands projects. via The Gazette

“Despite the contentious nature of this year, I cannot imagine this board would do something so outrageous”

By MEGAN HAWKINS * REGISTER STAFF WRITER * May 2, 2008 Fine print in a new statewide election law gives the Des Moines school board the option to cut short controversial member Jon Narcisse's three-year term, a ... via Http

“Many states are at varying states of development. This isn't static”

Most states do not release adequate information on the deaths or serious injuries of abused and neglected children, two child advocacy groups say in a report released Tuesday. via USA Today