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For more information contact: Ann Foster Director of Communications 515-727-8945 Des Moines, Iowa, May 5, 2005 , Representatives of Iowa's rural electric cooperatives recently descended upon Washington, D.C., ...

U.S. Rep. Jim Nussle announced Wednesday that Iowa Sen. Chuck Larson will serve as the statewide chair of Iowans for Nussle, a release said.

A little background: A consultant in December recommended that Iowa's three university-based public radio stations get less money from the state, merge as a network called Iowa Public Radio and extend service ...

Testimony in a north Iowa woman's capital murder trial centered around a friend of the man already convicted in the deaths.

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Midori Beachy of Kalona , a senior at Iowa Mennonite School was recognized by Gov.

Lawmakers had hoped to include money for this year's shortfall in the bill that covers next year's appropriation, but there's little chance of that agreement coming quickly.

Search Register archives online for a small fee. News Sports THE DEAD A total of 29 Iowans have died in Iraq and Afghanistan since March 2003, including one who worked for a civilian security contractor.

Iowa Senate leaders quietly transfer $1 million set aside for the anti-drug law.

An increasing number of inmates in the state's prison system are toothless because of a condition caused by methamphetamine use.

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The Iowa Department for the Blind's new rehabilitation counselor for the area, Julie Aufdenkamp, and other IDB representatives will host an open house from 12:30 to 4 p.m. May 18 at Isabelle Sloan Building, ...

Study shows more Iowans are giving up cigarettes by Darwin Danielson A new state health department report shows more Iowans are putting out their cigarettes.

Search Register archives online for a small fee. Entertainment Former Iowan to make debut on ABC drama By ASSOCIATED PRESS May 6, 2005 New Hampton, Ia.

Temperatures will hit the 50s today, and the 70s by the weekend. By REGISTER STAFF WRITER May 3, 2005 Iowa has been paying for an early heat wave last month, as the beginning of May chills everything from fans ...

Suppose a cousin or friend from New York or California asked why they should care about rural America.

ES, Iowa A corrections officer has been fired after he was arrested on methamphetamine charges.

"English as a Second Language" award goes to... by O. Kay Henderson As the Iowa Legislature's 2005 session winds down, it's time for Radio Iowa news director O. Kay Henderson to bestow her "English as a Second ...

The Iowa House of Representatives voted Thursday to revive the Iowa Values Fund, an economic stimulus package which was derailed last year after an Iowa Supreme Court ruling.

With grant funds made available by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Elks of Iowa, Iowa firefighters will have access to four Fire Safety Trailers to teach Iowans about Fire safety.

's children. McKibben's plan would reinstate the death penalty for those who kidnap, sexually assault and murder anyone under the age of 18.

A state lawmaker who called public employees "bottom-feeders" took more hits from critics Monday who circulated information showing he and his wife received more than $1 million in government farm payments.

With day one of the 2005 NFL Draft in the books, the waiting started early for area hopefuls, but it didn't last long.

A nationwide project to help families of fallen soldiers has now come to Eastern Iowa.

Iowa's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 5.1 percent in March, the third month in a row that the rate has been at that level, Iowa Workforce Development reported today.

Iowa grocers told state legislators Wednesday that the state's bottle deposit law is an outdated recycling effort that should be replaced by a more comprehensive curbside program.

Former Social Security Administration head visits Iowa by Stella Shaffer A former acting head of the Social Security Administration stopped in Iowa today to talk about the future of the program.

Michael Gartner, majority owner of the Iowa Cubs and former co-owner and editor of The Tribune, was unanimously chosen as president of the Iowa Board of Regents on Monday.

Most people would not expect the next wave of the entertainment business to come out of the middle of Iowa, but they may be proven wrong by a rising technology coming out of Ames.

More Iowans are leaving the corporate world and starting their own businesses, according to new figures from the Iowa office of the U-S Small Business Administration.

"California Dreamin' " speaks of a paradise of sunshine and beaches. But the paradise transplanted Californians are finding is in the green valleys of Northeast Iowa.

Crime victims urge legislators to not forget them by O.Kay Henderson Crime victims are urging legislators who're cracking down on sexual predators to remember those who are harmed by those sex offenders.