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Iowa DNR looking into spill, fish kill (The Globe Gazette) (Cached page) RAKE — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fertilizer spill in Winnebago County that led to a fish kill Wednesday in Minnesota. Fewer Iowa schools meet education law’s targets (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Fewer Iowa schools met goals for student progress in reading and math in the 2007-08 school year, a state report released Thursday shows. Iowa hunter accidentally shoots partner, kills self (Quad-City Times) (Cached page) WOOLSTOCK, Iowa — Police say a man accidentally shot and killed his hunting partner in Wright County on Thursday, then committed suicide shortly after leading police to the body. Iowa Football: Fans, Vilsack flock to Steel City (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Pittsburgh officials said Iowa sold half its allotted 5,000 tickets. Wapsi Trail gets $1.3 million from Vision Iowa (The Globe Gazette) (Cached page) RICEVILLE — The 25.5-mile Wapsi-Great Western Line Trail project has been awarded a $1.3 million Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) Fund grant by the Vision Iowa Board. Pitt Football: LB Williams refreshes skills for test from Iowa (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) (Cached page) The pressure will be on Pitt strong-side linebacker Greg Williams, a redshirt freshman, when he makes his second career start tomorrow against visiting Iowa. ... 21 Iowa Q-C schools fail to make grade (Quad-City Times) (Cached page) Report cards for schools in the Iowa Quad-Cities have arrived, and the news is not good. More Iowa schools end up on 'in need' list (The Gazette) (Cached page) Eight more Gazette-area schools landed on an "in need of assistance" list this year than last year, based on state test scores judged by federal guidelines.The Iowa Department of Education released the list Thursday of schools and districts in need of assistance, part of the State Report Card for No Child Left Behind. A school falls on the list if a large enough percentage of students do not ... Report: Iowa sex assault case mishandled (UPI) (Cached page) DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Officials at the University of Iowa made mistakes in an investigation of alleged sexual assault involving football players, The Des Moines Register reported. Hard Work, Some Play At The Iowa State Fair (NPR) (Cached page) For the Griffieon family, which runs a 1,150-acre farm in Iowa, the state fair is an annual highlight. Teenagers Julia and Phillip, who are members of the FFA, get up early to clean, take care of the animals and socialize. Iowa Telecom sets 40.5-cent dividend (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Cached page) Iowa Telecommunications Services Inc. on Monday said its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 40.5 cents. The telecommunications company said the dividend is payable Oct. 15 to shareholders of record Sept. 30. Iowa prisons seeks status-quo budget (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) The Iowa Board of Corrections agreed Friday to request a status-quo operating budget of $377 million for the coming year, a reflection of uncertain state revenues and a stable prison population. Ames, Iowa September 5, 2008 The National Science Foundation (SeedQuest) (Cached page) has awarded Iowa State University and its research partners a five-year, $18.5 million grant to establish the NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals based at Iowa State. 2 die in head-on crash in NE Iowa (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) HAZELTON, Iowa -- Two people are dead following a head-on collision near Hazelton in northeast Iowa. 2 Rhode Islanders survive Iowa crash (NBC 10 Providence) (Cached page) MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa -- Two people from Rhode Island survived a plane crash in a farm field near in Iowa. The Marshall County sheriff's office said a homemade single-engine plane piloted by 74-year-old Vernon Knott crashed Wednesday about 7 p.m. while attempting to land at the airport. Iowa jobless rate hits 3-year high, 4.6% (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Iowa’s unemployment rate in August spiked to 4.6 percent, its highest level since early 2005. Replay the video: Iowa Legislature hears update on U of I abuse case (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Video of Friday morning special meeting of the Iowa Legislature’s Joint Oversight Committee. Members will hear an update from a firm looking into the University of Iowa’s handling of an alleged sexual assault investigation involving two former football players. News courtesy of 
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