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At the end of another election, it's pertinent to ask if newspaper endorsements make any difference in the outcome.

Pet owners need not be alarmed because one cat has been diagnosed with swine flu, says local veterinarian Dr.

Ryan Chief sees himself as part entertainer, part public servant - it's just that his particular form of service involves widely distributing the mug shots of alleged sex offenders, probation violators and people accused of bestiality.

The swine flu virus has been confirmed in a cat treated at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Posted on Nov 03, 2009 by James Q. Lynch . Eric Cooper of Ames and Nick Weltha of Des Moines have formed an exploratory committee to seek the Libertarian Party's 2010 nomination for governor and lieutenant governor in 2010.

If you'd asked me a month ago what issues are most troubling to Iowans, I would have said the economy and health care - the issues dominating the headlines every day.

A federal research lab that investigates animal diseases spread by insects, spiders and other bugs is moving to Kansas.

AMES, Iowa The U.S. Pork Center of Excellence has been granted nearly $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to implement the Professional Swine Manager/Technician Certification Program for community college students and pork production workers.

The U.S. Senate unanimously approved Oct. 30 as the Cold War Patriots National Day of Remembrance to recognize former nuclear weapons workers who served their country by building and maintaining nuclear forces during World War II and the Cold War.

AMES, Iowa -- A Jefferson woman has been charged with first-degree theft for allegedly bilking her employer out $10,000 through fraudulent returns Police allege Ashley Phillips, an employee at Theisen's in Ames, made more than $10,000 in fraudulent returns to the store between June 2008 and August 2009.

AMES, Iowa -- The garden on the White House lawn is producing more than vegetables, says President Obama's deputy secretary of agriculture Kathleen Merrigan.

A state-of-the-art agriculture pavilion for Iowa State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has received a gift from Marvin and Janice Walter.

Duke fans' rejoicing Friday morning following the commitment of point guard Kyrie Irving have a quick turn around before their attention turnsA to another top recruit this weekend.

Authorities found what could be the nation's first case of the H1N1 flu virus in pigs at the Minnesota State Fair - possibly passed to them by visiting children with the virus.

Northwest neighborhood residents got a chance last week to see revised plans for the Franklin Avenue Library's renovation.

Preliminary tests show three pigs in Minnesota might have contracted the swine flu virus, making them the first potential U.S. cases in swine, agricultural officials said Friday.

Officials say the body of a 38-year-old hunter from Ames has been found in Boone County.

Originally published October 12, 2009 at 11:30 p.m., updated October 12, 2009 at 11:35 p.m. Who is Jerry L. Hatfield Laboratory director for the National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment in Ames, Iowa Earned a bachelor's degree in agronomy from Kansas State University, a master's degree in agronomy from the University of Kentucky and ...

Janice Mechaelsen, 69, of Kamrar died Saturday, October 10, 2009 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa.

Iowa State University researchers will look at how organic production affects water quality.