Floyd County authorities say at least six homes were evacuated because of an anhydrous ammonia leak in the town of Greene.

Posted on Nov 16, 2009 by Rod Boshart . Iowa State Trooper John Souhrada remembers May 25, 2008, as a day that he and four local firefighters helped bring order out of chaos after an EF-5 tornado ripped through Parkersburg.

After a natural disaster and now facing tough economic times, one community still finds a reason to give.

Mose Allison sings for survivors. He always has. He sings easy, buoyant blues in a lackadaisical style.

Posted on Aug 27, 2009 by Admin . ALLISON a ' A judge has granted the statea TMs request to have a separate psychiatric evaluation conducted on Mark Becker on Friday, according to an order filed late this afternoon in Butler County District Court.

ALLISON a ' Prosecutors today asked for a separate psychiatric examination of Mark Becker and for a hearing to determine if the 24-year-old is competent to stand trial.

Saturday 12:30 a.m. U.S. 218 at Highway 27. Henry County Sheriff's Department stopped Allison Jeffrey, 18, of Mount Pleasant, who was found driving southbound in the northbound lanes of the highway in a 2003 GrandAm.

Video/Audio: Mark Becker's defense notices Mark Becker intends to claim insanity and/or diminished responsibility as his defense in his first-degree murder trial.

Mark D. Becker Mark Becker was formally charged with first-degree murder Tuesday afternoon for the death of Aplington-Parkersburg football coach Ed Thomas.

Thousands of visitors pounded the pavement Sunday for a few final laps around the 12th annual Des Moines Arts Festival in Western Gateway Park.

UPDATE: A former student and football player is accused of killing Aplington-Parkersburg football coach Ed Thomas at the school's weight room this morning.

Received: Peloton . Lots of status-quo up-shaking in this stack of Scary Go Round stories, as major players are taken off-stage or changed in fundamental ways ; chaos and silliness ensue, complete with a little Allisonian love for my place of residence .

Funeral arrangments have been set for a Parkersburg family killed in a one-vehicle rollover on Thursday.