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Under-fire Iowa meat plant searched (UPI) (Cached page) POSTVILLE, Iowa, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- State authorities have searched a Postville, Iowa, meatpacking plant that has been accused of child labor law violations, officials said. Iowa American Water breaks ground for treatment plant near Clinton (Quad-City Times) (Cached page) CAMANCHE, Iowa — Iowa American Water officials broke ground Friday on a $4.5 million treatment plant that is expected to increase capacity and improve reliability of two wells in Camanche that serve Clinton and the surrounding area. Selection of Palin pleases Iowa’s social conservatives (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s announcement of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate Friday balanced the GOP ticket with a youthful conservative and fresh-faced outsider at the heart of the nation’s energy debate. The choice was cheered by Iowa social conservatives, who had worried in recent weeks that McCain would choose a social moderate. University of Iowa safety chief issues ’active shooter’ guide (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Iowa City, Ia. — The University of Iowa issued new guidelines to help people identify and react to "active shooters" on campus. Young Iowa City High tops Wahlert (The Gazette) (Cached page) IOWA CITY and#8212; Forget the inexperience. This is still Iowa City High.The young Little Hawks were baptized under fire last night in a season-opening 28-13 victory over Dubuque Wahlert in a Mississippi Valley Conference football game at Bates Field."We have a young team, but we work so hard," City High junior quarterback A.J. Derby said. "Our line played great tonight. They carried us through ... SDSU looks forward after loss to Iowa St. (The Argus Leader) (Cached page) AMES, Iowa - South Dakota State went into Thursday night's season opener at Iowa State believing that it might have a chance to win, only to get thumped 44-17. So now what? The Jackrabbits knew about that contest - their first against a major-conference foe in 45 years - since 2005 and had been openly talking about it since January, a vast departure from their usual one-day-at-a-time approach. Iowa passes rain test during Farm Progress Show (Herald & Review) (Cached page) BOONE, Iowa - The newly constructed Farm Progress Show site in Iowa appeared this week to pass its first major test as rain showers passed over the Boone area. Iowa disaster panel cites $7.4 billion in damage; urgent action needed (The Gazette) (Cached page) The state commission on disaster recovery finalized its recommendations Friday without calling for a special session of the Legislature to deal with $7.4 billion in damage and unmet needs from spring floods and tornadoes.However, members of the Rebuild Iowa Advisory Commission said each word of their report "carries with it a sense of urgency," and made clear, in earlier meetings, that they ... Iowa football: Running game flourishes in Hawkeye rout of Maine (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Shonn Greene’s return to the backfield is a success, and Iowa splits duties between quarterbacks in easy opening win. Iowa has an easy time beating Maine, 46-3 (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines) (Cached page) Associated Press - August 30, 2008 4:14 PM ET IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Shonn Greene ran for 109 yards and a touchdown and freshman Jewel Hampton added two late TDs as Iowa defeated Maine 46-3 on... Iowa conservatives approve of McCain VP choice (KWWL Iowa) (Cached page) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa's conservatives are cheering John McCain's outside-the-box selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate. Palin's selection was announced on Friday. Iowa conservatives approve of McCain VP choice (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines) (Cached page) Associated Press - August 30, 2008 4:14 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa's conservatives are cheering John McCain's outside-the-box selection of Alaska Gov. Health officials say Iowa has 'crypto' outbreak (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines) (Cached page) Associated Press - August 30, 2008 3:14 PM ET SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - State health officials are warning Iowans about a potential outbreak of cryptosporidiosis, known as "crypto." Health officials say Iowa has 'crypto' outbreak (KWWL Iowa) (Cached page) SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - State health officials are warning Iowans about a potential outbreak of cryptosporidiosis, known as "crypto." State officials say they have at least 30 cases of the waterborne disease in eight in up to eight southeastern Iowa counties since August. Iowa establishes active gunman policy (KWWL Iowa) (Cached page) IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - The University of Iowa has established a policy for how to respond to having an active shooter on campus. Iowa has an easy time beating Maine, 46-3 (KWWL Iowa) (Cached page) IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Shonn Greene ran for 109 yards and a touchdown and freshman Jewel Hampton added two late TDs as Iowa defeated Maine 46-3 on Saturday. LIVE BLOG: Scott Dochterman from the Iowa-Maine game (The Gazette) (Cached page) Iowa sportswriter Scott Dochterman is sharing his observations from the Iowa-Maine game today at Kinnick Stadium. Check back later for more from Scott. News courtesy of 
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