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Iowa teen left at Neb. hospital back with family (USA Today)     (Cached page)
An Iowa teenager who was abandoned at an Omaha hospital under Nebraska's safe-haven law is back home after her grandparents dropped her off to teach her a lesson but soon changed their minds, officials said Thursday.

Iowa St. backup quarterback Bates quits team (Sports Illustrated)     (Cached page)
AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa State backup quarterback Phillip Bates has quit the team.

Iowa football: Edds eyes big goals as much as big QB hits (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
Iowa’s top linebacker says he might like to become a college athletic director.

Iowa State backup quarterback Bates quits team (ESPN)     (Cached page)
Backup Iowa State quarterback Phillip Bates has quit the football team and requested a scholarship release from the school, school officials confirmed.

Teen abandoned in Neb. back with family in Iowa (Baltimore Sun)     (Cached page)
OMAHA, Neb. An Iowa teenager who was abandoned at an Omaha hospital under Nebraska's safe-haven law is back home after her grandparents dropped her off to teach her a lesson but soon changed their minds, officials said yesterday. The 14-year-old girl from across the Missouri River in Council Bluffs, Iowa, was left at Creighton University Medical Center on Tuesday. She was the 17th child left ...

Iowa sheriff sales climb amid foreclosure crisis (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
Sheriff sales of foreclosed properties are picking up significantly in some Iowa counties, signaling no end to the troubles ahead for homeowners and lenders. In Polk County, the woman who oversees the court-ordered sales says she will begin in December to hold them two days a week, instead of one, because of a four-month backlog. Those sales could result in roughly 200 homeowners losing their ...

Teen left at a hospital is back home in Iowa (Deseret Morning News)     (Cached page)
An Iowa teenager who was abandoned at an Omaha hospital under Nebraska's safe-haven law is back home, in part because the grandparents who dropped her off soon changed their minds, a county official said Thursday.

Iowa State researchers developing wireless soil sensors to improve farming (EurekAlert!)     (Cached page)
( Iowa State University ) Iowa State University researchers are developing wireless soil sensors that could one day help farmers maximize their production while minimizing environmental impacts. The prototype sensors are designed to collect and send data about soil moisture -- and eventually soil temperature and nutrient content -- while working completely underground. Farmers and their ...

Indiana, Iowa desperately seeking Big Ten win (The Times of Northwest Indiana)     (Cached page)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The resumes of Indiana and Iowa look almost identical.

Iowa Seeking Big 10 Win Saturday (KCCI 8 Des Moines)     (Cached page)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The resumes of Indiana and Iowa, who face off Saturday in Bloomington, look almost identical. Both have lost three straight games and are 0-2 in the Big Ten. Their remaining schedules look virtually the same as well.

Indiana, Iowa desperately seeking Big 10 win (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines)     (Cached page)
Associated Press - October 10, 2008 3:24 PM ET BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - The resumes of Indiana and Iowa, who face off Saturday in Bloomington, look almost identical.

Panel: Iowa slowdown will reduce tax collections (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)     (Cached page)
DES MOINES (AP) — A budget panel speculated Thursday that Iowa’s expected tax collections will drop by $40 million this year as the nation’s economic problems begin to be felt in the state.

Iowa State Hopes To End 13-Game Skid (KCCI 8 Des Moines)     (Cached page)
WACO, Texas -- Baylor and Iowa State are both mired in 13-game losing streaks that precede the arrivals of their current coaches and young quarterbacks.

Baylor, Iowa State looking to end 13-game skids (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines)     (Cached page)
Associated Press - October 10, 2008 12:44 PM ET WACO, Texas (AP) - Baylor and Iowa State are both mired in 13-game losing streaks that precede the arrivals of their current coaches and young...




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