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Leader, Scout from eastern Iowa killed in crash (Quad-City Times) (Cached page) VERONA, Wis. - A crash Saturday that killed an eastern Iowa Boy Scout leader and one of three Scouts on a trip with him in Wisconsin was caused by a dog jumping into the lap of a man driving a motor home, the Dane County Sheriff's Office said Monday. Iowa City Library offers factory tours (The Iowa City Press-Citizen) (Cached page) The Iowa City Public Library is hosting tours of its facilities on three dates this summer, starting at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Iowa campus police rarely using guns (The Gazette) (Cached page) In the 19 months that campus police officers in Iowa have carried guns, University of Iowa police have drawn and pointed their weapons at suspects six times.Police at Iowa State University in Ames and the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls have not pointed their firearms at anyone. The handful of times police at the three universities have discharged their guns and#151; outside of ... Franchitti 2-0 at Iowa (The Indianapolis Star) (Cached page) NEWTON, Iowa -- It was Father's Day, and Dario Franchitti uncharacteristically didn't have his father, George, at the racetrack. No matter. The former Indianapolis 500 winner had his usually reliable Ganassi Racing pit crew working his car at Iowa Speedway, a track at which he has never lost. Iowa getting $16 million federal energy grant (The Gazette) (Cached page) DES MOINES and#151; Federal stimulus funding awarded to Iowa should help find energy efficiencies that will lessen the impact of global climate change, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu says.Chu on Monday announced the state will receive $16 million from a program that encourages states to invest in energy savings, increase the use of renewable energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Money ... A SNAP, ITâS NOT: Three former Hawkeye kickers pass along advice to current Iowa kickers (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) When Daniel Murray lined up for the defining field goal of Iowaâs 2008 football season, a trio of past Hawkeye kickers held their breath. Iowa State Fair looking for Stars (Logan Herald-Observer & Woodbine Twiner) (Cached page) The Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation and Cookies Food Products are looking for 10 stars to spotlight in the Iowan of the Day program. Iowan of the Day honors several of Iowaâs most dedicated volunteers each year and will take place Aug. 13-23 at the 2009 Iowa State Fair. ABATE of Iowaâs 2009 Freedom Rally (Logan Herald-Observer & Woodbine Twiner) (Cached page) July, 2, 3 and 4, 2009 will be the 25th Annual Freedom Rally near Algona, sponsored by ABATE of Iowa. FAA says 3 die in small plane crash in NW Iowa (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) (Cached page) DES MOINES, Iowa - The Federal Aviation Administration says three people have died in a single engine plane crash near the northwest Iowa town of Sheldon. Tractor jam: Vintage tractors roll through Northeast Iowa writeLink("vid_id=1608&file=tractorride.flv "); (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier) (Cached page) WATERLOO --- Survival gear is essential during the 13th annual WHO Great Iowa Tractor Ride. Judge in Europe to promote Iowa agriculture (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier) (Cached page) DES MOINES (AP) â Iowa Lt. Gov. Patty Judge is spending the week in Europe, promoting the stateâs agriculture at stops in Hungary and Turkey. FAA: 3 dead in small plane crash in NW Iowa (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) The FAA says three people have died in a single engine plane crash near Sheldon in northwest Iowa. Police at Iowa universities seldom pull weapons (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Itâs been 19 months since police at the stateâs three public universities have been allowed to carry guns. Since then, officers at the University of Iowa have been the only ones to draw their weapons. INDYCAR: Iowa: Series race report (Motorsport.com) (Cached page) FRANCHITTI WINS IOWA CORN INDY 250 NEWTON, IOWA (Sunday, June 21, 2009) - Dario Franchitti is two-for-two at Iowa Speedway. The 2007 winner at the track found his way back to victory lane Sunday, winning the Iowa Corn Indy 250 by 5.0132 seconds over Ryan Briscoe. Franchitti gave the credit to his Target Chip Ganassi Racing crew, which turned in a quick pit stop on Lap 196 of 250 as the leaders ... INDYCAR: Iowa: Series Saturday report (Motorsport.com) (Cached page) CASTRONEVES, BRISCOE SHARE FRONT ROW AT IOWA NEWTON, IOWA (Saturday, June 20, 2009) - Team Penske drivers Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe will start on the front row for Sunday's Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by Pioneer based on entrant points after PEAK Performance Pole Qualifying was cancelled. It didn't rain at the track Saturday, but heavy rain from Friday and earlier in the week caused ... INDYCAR: Iowa: Vision Racing Saturday report (Motorsport.com) (Cached page) WEEPERS CANCEL QUALIFYING; VISION RACING'S CARPENTER TO START 13th AT IOWA NEWTON, Iowa (June 20, 2009)- On-track weepers producing surface moisture at Iowa Speedway this afternoon, forced the starting grid for Sunday's Iowa Corn Indy 250 to be set by the IndyCar Series entrant point standings. Thus, Vision Racing driver Ed Carpenter will start 13th in the No. 20 Menards/Vision Racing ... Fire damages Iowa City school's roof (The Gazette) (Cached page) An Iowa City elementary school will have to replace part of its roof after a fire Tuesday afternoon.Iowa City firefighters responded to a fire at Mark Twain Elementary School, 1355 Deforest Ave., around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.It took a half-hour to put out the fire with a five-gallon water can extinguisher.The fire damaged a four-by-two-foot area around an exhaust fan, causing roughly $10,000 in ... INDYCAR: Iowa: Firestone race report (Motorsport.com) (Cached page) FIRESTONE FIREHAWK RACE REPORT IndyCar Series - Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by Pioneer Iowa Speedway - Newton, Iowa Sunday, June 21, 2009 - Round 7 of 17 Top-5 Finishers: 1. Dario Franchitti; 2. Ryan Briscoe; 3. Hideki Mutoh; 4. Dan Wheldon; 5. Scott Dixon. Race Temperatures: Track ranged from 99°-114° F (37°-46° C) and ambient from 84°-90° F (29°-32°C). Firestone Tire Performance Recap: ... News courtesy of 
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