Kelley News

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

WHO: Kelley Hunt WHEN: 7 p.m. today. WHERE: Walnut Street bridge downtown. One word sums up Kelley Hunt's voice: power.

A decision on whether to amend the city's comprehensive plan to allow construction of a bowling alley in the 8900 block of Northpark Drive will go before the Urbandale City Council on July 1. The Urbandale ...

The king of hip-hop will slide into the Val Air Ballroom for an 8 p.m. concert on July 3. Snoop is currently touring in support of his 'Ego Trippin' album, which features the hit track 'Sensual Seduction.' ...

Harmony Seniors will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 5 for a tureen dinner in the Panama United Methodist Church.

“He was giving her instructions and she didn't quite hear it right”

A 60-year-old Ames resident was killed early this evening after he was pinned between two vehicles. via Des Moines Register

Not getting enough romantic fireworks from "The Bachelor"? Then The CW's "Farmer Wants a Wife" could be for you. via The TV Guy

“Everybody is different. Sometimes they have a heavy conscience and they look at it as an opportunity to take the weight of guilt off their shoulders. But I'd like to attribute some of it to a job well done by Investigator Anthony Rhoad.”

Capt. Barry Thomas with the Story County Sheriff's department just can't quite explain it. via Des Moines Register

“In the last year or so, I've voted five or six times for that.”

Rep. Leonard Boswell wasn't in his office at 3:30 p.m. Friday when 22 Des Moines-area high school students showed up to ask him to bring troops home from Iraq, but they sat down anyway. via Des Moines Register

“So to me, that's as wrong as participating.”

State lawmakers are looking to toughen penalties on people who attend illegal dog or animal fights in an attempt to crack down on the brutal practice. via Waterloo Courier

Visiting hours are 3:30 to 8 p.m. at Mary Greeley. Mary Greeley Medical Center The names of the following patients are published with their permission: Admitted Feb. via Ames Tribune

Hospitals Visiting hours are 3:30 to 8 p.m. at Mary Greeley. Mary Greeley Medical Center The names of the following patients are published with their permission: Admitted Feb. via Ames Tribune

With a seven-year building expansion plan in place, the Ballard Community School Board now plans to share information with the public in a series of meetings during the next two months. via Ames Tribune

Hospitals Visiting hours are 3:30 to 8 p.m. at Mary Greeley. Mary Greeley Medical Center The names of the following patients are published with their permission: Admitted Jan. via Ames Tribune

Megan Kaylene Englin and Justin Scot Janssen exchanged wedding vows Sept. 1, 2007, in Cedar Falls. via Waterloo Courier

“It's one way that we can take action here in Iowa, because if they knowingly hire illegals, then there should be a means to stop that from happening”

Iowa lawmakers are expected this week to start refining legislation that would make it a crime for employers to knowingly hire illegal aliens. via Waterloo Courier

“Does a 16-year-old kid know about what's best for his future?”

Teens would be forbidden from dropping out of school before they're 18 years old under a legislative proposal in the House that Gov. via Globegazette.com

Get help on making those resolutions stick at a lunch and learn on January 22, led by Jeff Kerber, a licensed marriage and family therapist. via Des Moines Register

“I think Wyoming's very important because this is where real America is. I don't think real America is Iowa. I don't mean that in a mean way, but this is where the real people are, in the Western states.”

"All those in favor, get up and leave." - Rep. Ro Foege, D-Mount Vernon, after someone made a motion to adjourn a health care commission meeting on Tuesday "I've got a committee together to discuss what a ... via Indianola Record-Herald

By Nirmalendu Majumdar/The Tribune Jim Kelley cleans snow from the sidewalk on Ninth Street Tuesday in Ames. via Ames Tribune