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Iowa agriculture secretary discusses a trying year (AP via Yahoo! News) (Cached page) Like any farmer, Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey is eager to put the pains — and the rains — of 2008 behind him. Iowa GOP promises tax relief (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Republicans promised Monday that if voters give them control of the Iowa House, they will clamp down on increases in school property taxes and cut other spending. Iowa football: Hawkeyes’ ball security is a growing concern (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Eight of Iowa’s 14 turnovers have come in the last two games. Plane crashes on Iowa City street; pilot hurt (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Iowa City, Ia. - One person was injured Monday evening when a small plane crashed onto an Iowa City street. Iowa communities slow to join free flood program (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Even after a summer of unprecedented flooding, 131 Iowa cities and counties out of nearly 600 have not signed up for the National Flood Insurance Program, which provides lower-cost insurance in flood-prone areas and is managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey reflects on a trying year for the state's farmers (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) (Cached page) DES MOINES, Iowa - Like any farmer, Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey is eager to put the pains — and the rains — of 2008 behind him. By any measure, Northey said, it has been a trying year for Iowa farmers — record rain fall, record flooding, fitful weather throughout. Iowa City plane crash injures one (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) One person was injured after a plane crashed into a residential Iowa City street this evening. 41 Iowa City homes eligible for buyouts (The Gazette) (Cached page) IOWA CITY and#8212; Only 41 properties in Iowa City are eligible for buyouts based on Federal Emergency Management Agency rules, city officials said last night, Most of the homes are on the river side of Normandy Drive and Taft Speedway, though not all homes in that area qualify for buyouts, Director of Planning and Community Development Jeff Davidson said at last night's City Council work ... Ky. deputy wanted for murder caught in Iowa (AP via Yahoo! News) (Cached page) A Kentucky sheriff's deputy accused of killing his ex-girlfriend was captured in Iowa early Tuesday after an officer spotted his car at a hotel. Ky. deputy, wanted in slaying, captured in Iowa (USA Today) (Cached page) Iowa authorities say they've captured a Kentucky sheriff's deputy accused of killing his ex-girlfriend. Court Orders Spammers to Pay $236M to Iowa ISP (PC World) (Cached page) A federal judge has ordered spammers to pay a small Iowa ISP $236 million in damages. Iowa football: Ferentz doesn’t assign blame for blown play at Michigan State (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Iowa City, Ia. — Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz defended not singling out the player, or players, whose mistakes cost the Hawkeyes a chance to win on their last play at Michigan State on Saturday. Greenwald: Renewable energy is Iowa’s future (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Iowa must focus even more upon renewable fuels as a key way to grow the economy and halt the diminishing size of rural schools, 4th Congressional District candidate Becky Greenwald said today. Investigators looking into NE Iowa explosion (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier) (Cached page) BLUFFTON (AP) --- State and federal authorities are investigating an explosion last month at a stream gauge building along the Upper Iowa River. Ky. deputy wanted for murder caught in Iowa (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news) (Cached page) By MELANIE S. WELTE, Associated Press Writer. A Kentucky sheriff's deputy accused of killing his ex-girlfriend was captured in Iowa early Tuesday after an officer spotted his car at a hotel. Pilot injured in plane crash in Iowa City (Quad-City Times) (Cached page) IOWA CITY — Authorities say the pilot of small plane was injured when his plane crashed in front of a house in Iowa City. Many Iowa towns not signed up for flood insurance (KWWL Iowa) (Cached page) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Even after a summer of record flooding, 131 Iowa cities and counties have not signed up for national flood insurance. For some Iowa communities, the lesson was learned the hard way when their communities were flooded this summer. News courtesy of 
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