Story County News

Summer Jam in the afternoon, $100; hotel room, $150; Keith Urban in the evening from fourth-row center, $220; spending an entire day/night with my hubby listening to great music - priceless! - WDM music lover It's sad when patrons are forced to pay online fees for the Miley Cyrus concert just to go to a concert.

Rescue crews found a car completely flipped over onto its top Friday morning near Ames.

Thunderstorms are erupting across Iowa again, bringing more hail, heavy rain and strong winds.

A teenager died after he fell down an elevator shaft at an Ames apartment building early Saturday morning.

Police in Ames say several people were taken in by a man who said he was a blind, injured veteran.

Dubuque man is being held in the Story County, Iowa, jail, accused of multiple charges that include bilking people by impersonating a blind, injured veteran.

Two Story County buildings have reopened after being evacuated because of a bomb threat.

The Story County Courthouse has been evacuated after a bomb threat was phoned in after 8:00 this morning.

The fourth session of the Story County Nonprofit Management Academy, co-sponsored by United Way of Story County and Iowa State University Extension-Story County, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Iowa State University Foundation, 2505 University Blvd., Ames.

Dr. Douglas Weiss of Clive has completed the executive veterinary program with a focus on swine health management at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine.

The spring issue of Ms. Magazine is dedicated to college women's studies programs and their ongoing, and even greater, relevance after 40 years.

When Brett Brinkmeyer decided to go back to college, he didn't have to look very far.

When Ames High School boys' basketball coach Vance Downs first mentioned it to him, Bubu Palo remembers, his initial response was to raise an eyebrow.

A homeless man charged in the stabbing death of another homeless man in Ames last year has been found guilty of second-degree murder.

A New York truck driver is dead after authorities say another driver merged into his path in Story County.

A Story County couple is homeless after a fire destroyed their home Monday night.

Before Sunday, all of the snow- plows and shovels at Dean's Lawn Care and Snow Removal in Evansdale were in storage.

Construction officially began Wednesday on a new wind turbine repair facility in Story County.

The double murder trial against a former Iowa State student continues Monday in Story County.

The first week of testimony wrapped up today in the trial of an Ames man charged with two counts of murder.