Homestead News

Flooding continues to affect many roadways in the state, according to Iowa Department of Transportation officials.

University of Iowa President Sally Mason will ask the Iowa Board of Regents next week for permission to purchase the John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center in Des Moines' Western Gateway Park for $2 million.

NEW JOBS Mark R. McGeary has joined WHO-TV as general sales manager. McGeary will lead sales for Channel 13, Iowa's Weather Channel, WHOtv.com and other products. via Des Moines Register

“It wasn't like anyone really wanted to talk about it. My principal at the time, even though he was my girlfriend's father, was more understanding than he had to be, and I was grateful for that. But I just had to suck it up.”

THE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL opens in a few weeks, and the senior who's starring in it gets arrested for breaking into the school to steal money from the vending machines. via American Way

Crews are battling a warehouse fire between Homestead and Oxford. The warehouse is maintenance facility owned by Hummer Trucking Company and is located near the Iowa/Johnson County line on Hwy 6. Our crew on ... via KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids

“Punk'd"--partially to work on developing a new MTV series and partially to avoid irritating his Hollywood victims--he had an amusingly effective uncredited cameo in the Steve Martin-Bonnie Hunt remake of "Cheaper By the Dozen”

Discovered in a restaurant in Iowa City, Ashton Kutcher was encouraged to enter a modeling contest that won him a trip to New York, a move that would jump-start his career. via Hollywood.com

A Tama woman was airlifted to University Hospitals Friday night after her vehicle went off the road near Homestead, according to the Iowa County Sheriff's Office. via The Gazette

Police here arrested a Homestead man Sunday morning after they say he stabbed another man with a pocket knife during an argument. via The Gazette

DES MOINES School board meeting rescheduled for Dec. 18 The Des Moines school board meeting Tuesday was postponed because of poor weather. via Des Moines Register

The public will have two opportunities to taste food prepared by visiting chefs from France. via Des Moines Register

People who meander through Des Moines' Downtown Farmers Market help give the scene a feeling of being at a town square. via Indianola Record-Herald

“The most important thing to us is the consistency and quality of our beers”

Teresa Sly Albert poses Thursday in the tasting room at Millstream Brewing Company in Amana. via Press-Citizen