Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Republicans Who May Run For President Attend Iowa Gathering Of Conservatives
(Des Moines, IA) Several Republicans with high national profiles will speak today (Friday) at the Family Leader's annual summit. Some of those speakers could wind up running for president. Taking the ...
Jul 16, 2021
Number Of Iowa Abortions Jumps 14% In 2020
(Des Moines, IA) Data from the Iowa Department of Public Health shows the number of abortions in the state increased by almost 14 percent last year. Iowa had experienced years of steady declines in ab...
Jul 16, 2021
Adventureland Raft In Fatal Accident Had Been Pulled From Service Earlier
(Des Moines, IA) The Adventureland Raft involved in a fatal accident two weeks ago had reportedly been pulled from service earlier the same day. The Des Moines Register reports it was one of several r...
Jul 16, 2021
Atlantic and Winterset Square in District Baseball Game on Friday Night
(Winterset) Atlantic and Winterset matchup in a Class 3A Substate 8 baseball game at Winterset on Friday night. The (12-14) Trojans are the 7th seed in the field. Winterset, (19-11) is seeded 2nd. Atl...
Jul 15, 2021
Latest U.S. Drought Monitor Shows Some Improvement
(Des Moines) Jeff Zogg, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines, said the U.S. Drought Monitor released on Thursday shows some improvement over this past week, mainly across so...
Jul 15, 2021
Crop Duster Dumps Insecticide Before Crash In Carroll County
(Carroll, IA) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says a crop duster dumped more than a dozen gallons of insecticide before it crashed Tuesday near Carroll. The D-N-R was warning people to stay a...
Jul 15, 2021
Rural Areas Of Iowa Hit By String Of Tornadoes - No Injuries Reported
(Lohrville, IA) -- Iowa made it through June and the peak tornado season with just six confirmed twister sightings. The total went up quickly as severe storms Wednesday spawned multiple reports of tor...
Jul 15, 2021
Atlantic School Board Recap
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board approved student fees, fuel contracts, spring coaching contracts, legislative priorities, and two pay applications at Wednesday's School Board meeting. Atlantic Sc...
Jul 14, 2021
Group Forms Charter following Atlantic School District "Orange Frog Program"
(Atlantic) Atlantic School Board President Jenny Williams announced a new charter following the second Orange Frog session. This past month approximately thirty Atlantic School System employees made u...
Jul 14, 2021
Never left out again: Big 12 coaches like a 12-team playoff
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Big 12 coaches say they like the proposal to expand the College Football Playoff to 12 teams. They feel the conference would never be left out of the playoff again. Oklahoma an...
Jul 14, 2021
