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Hockey: Iowa Chops go down swinging in loss (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
The Iowa Chops fell 5-1 to the San Antonio Rampage in a penalty-filled American Hockey League contest that saw five players given game misconducts.

A&M beats Iowa State 49-35, QB scores 5 TDs (Houston Chronicle)     (Cached page)
AMES, Iowa (AP) - How crazy is the Big 12? Even the league's cellar dwellers can put on a show.

Iowa college football: Central escapes with win at Cornell (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
Mount Vernon, Ia. — Zack Bandow hit Matt Vermeer on a 25-yard scoring pass in overtime Saturday to help the Dutch (5-2, 3-2) rally from a 16-point deficit in the second half of an Iowa Conference victory.

Law enforcement plunges in for Special Olympics Iowa (Quad-City Times)     (Cached page)
Sand and water flew as Iowa state troopers plunged into West Lake and waded up to chest-high water during Saturday’s 2008 Polar Plunge in Davenport. A few wide-brimmed hats slipped off during the energetic foray.

Iowa Scene: Iowa State volleyball sweeps (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
VOLLEYBALL: Victoria Hanson had 15 kills to lead Iowa State past Missouri 25-18, 25-15, 25-20 on Saturday at Hilton Coliseum in Ames.

Iowa State stays winless in Big 12 (The Globe Gazette)     (Cached page)
AMES — Misery, meet company. Saturday, Iowa State, which owned a five-game losing streak, hosted a Texas A&M club that entered the week allowing 47.7 points per game in league play.

Poll: Obama widens lead in Iowa (Sioux City Journal)     (Cached page)
Democrat Barack Obama has extended his lead to 15 percentage points over Republican John McCain in Iowa, according to a new Sioux City Journal-Lee Enterprises poll.

CFB: Texas A&M tops Iowa State, 49-35 (Honolulu Advertiser)     (Cached page)
AMES, Iowa — Jerrod Johnson threw for 381 yards and a career-high four touchdown passes as Texas A&M beat Iowa State 49-35 tonight, snapping a three-game losing streak.

NIACC soccer team ties Iowa Western (The Globe Gazette)     (Cached page)
MASON CITY — The NIACC soccer team tied Iowa Western 1-1 on Saturday in an Iowa Community College Athletic Conference match.

Record number of gypsy moths captured in Iowa (KWWL Iowa)     (Cached page)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - State environmental officials say they have captured a record number of gypsy moths, a pest which defoliates and can eventually kill trees.

Record number of gypsy moths captured in Iowa (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines)     (Cached page)
Associated Press - October 26, 2008 5:14 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - State environmental officials say they have captured a record number of gypsy moths, a pest which defoliates and can...

High winds whip through Iowa (KWWL Iowa)     (Cached page)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Strong winds swept through Iowa on Sunday bringing reports of downed trees and causing some power outages.

McCain, Obama earn Iowa newspaper endorsements (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines)     (Cached page)
Associated Press - October 26, 2008 2:44 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain each won the presidential endorsements of Iowa newspapers in Sunday...

McCain, Obama earn Iowa newspaper endorsements (KWWL Iowa)     (Cached page)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain each won the presidential endorsements of Iowa newspapers in Sunday editions.

Obama leads McCain in Iowa poll; more voters say they trust Obama on economy (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)     (Cached page)
DES MOINES --- Democrat Barack Obama has extended his lead slightly to 15 percentage points over Republican John McCain in Iowa, according to a new Courier-Lee Enterprises poll.

Iowa's 1st congressional district sees quiet campaign (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)     (Cached page)
DAVENPORT --- Two years ago, you couldn't flip on the television without being hit by a political ad targeting Iowa's 1st Congressional District.

High wind warning issued for Eastern Iowa (The Gazette)     (Cached page)
A high wind warning is in place for much of Eastern Iowa with gusts up to 55 miles per hour expected the rest of today and into this evening, the National Weather Service says.Forecasters say the region will see sustained winds between 30 and 40 miles per hour today.A freeze warning also has been issued from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday as a very cold air mass plunges over the region with ...

In Iowa, McCain dismisses Palin clothes flap (The Post-Standard)     (Cached page)
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Republican John McCain said Sunday that one-third of the $150,000 that the GOP spent on clothing and accessories for his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and her family, "is given back."

In Iowa, McCain dismisses sour poll numbers (Honolulu Advertiser)     (Cached page)
WATERLOO, Iowa — Republican John McCain today dismissed the sour poll numbers that show him trailing in his White House race against Democrat Barack Obama and said his campaign is "doing fine."




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