Ames News

After yesterday's campus ramage at Northern Illinois University, calls have been coming in to Gene Deisinger's office at Iowa State University from concerned students and faculty, worried about someone on the ... via WHO-AM Des Moines

“Then to use that vision to find direction for our lives and for the future - how to transform our thoughts and our lives to reach a higher plain.”

WHAT: Fourth Annual Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness and the Creative Imagination, an event that explores the connection between nature and the creative spirit through literature, poetry, music, drama, ... via Des Moines Register

“I am having serious philosophical difficulties funding advocacy groups”

The Ames City Council set aside $20,000 for sustainability research and community education on global warming, rather than award funds requested by Ames Smart Growth Alliance and AMOS. via Ames Tribune

“That's in general .... but I think it's better to err on the side of caution.”

Attorneys for two Ames men accused of a carjacking have filed motions to dismiss the cases against them alleging that assistant Story County Attorney Tim Meals failed to submit "complete trial information," ... via Ames Tribune

Two Iowa cities ranked in the top ten of Forbes' latest America's Smartest Cities list. via Des Moines Register

“They paid them, and you can prove it.”

Looking ahead to November's general election, House lawmakers Monday advanced two measures to crack down on dirty campaign tactics they say have permeated elections for years. via Waterloo Courier

“We think that it potentially has a real chilling effect on the willingness of people to testify”

AMES, Iowa - A district court judge has ruled that home addresses of professional witnesses should be released to defense attorneys and their clients, but police and medical personnel say such moves could make ... via Quad-City Times

“We are on the lookout for it, but we don't have a solid plan”

Ames has been a Tree City USA for 24 consecutive years. This is a designation from the National Arbor Day Foundation. via Ames Tribune

“We're certainly concerned about it, and we question the necessity of it”

A district court judge has again ruled that the home addresses of professional witnesses, including police, medical personnel or others, whose jobs routinely require them to testify in court, should be ... via Ames Tribune

A former Iowa state trooper with a history of sexual misconduct was arrested Friday on federal child pornography charges after illegal images were found to be in his possession. via Des Moines Register

“This was out of clear blue sky for me”

A private donor has provided a real doggie treat in the form of $40,000 to complete funding for an off-leash dog park on Billy Sunday Road. via Ames Tribune

Officials with the United States Marshals' Service and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation today arrested KARL RONALD KLUENDER, age 40 of Ames, after federal indictments were issued against KLUENDER on ... via Iowa Department of Public Safety

Nancy and I are fresh from a happy visit to the Pammel Grocery. Some of you might exclaim, 'What? I thought this was a restaurant review column.' It is. via Des Moines Register

Issue date: 2/7/08 Section: AMUSE One of the hardest parts about going to college is leaving the homemade cooking - especially the desserts - that you have relied on for years. via Iowa State Daily

“Officers like working here and aren't necessarily rushing out the door, but if we have three or four leaving at once, it would hurt us.”

The city's requirement to contribute to the Municipal Police and Fire Retirement System of Iowa decreased by almost $400,000 between the two departments for the 2008-09 fiscal year. via Ames Tribune

“It is really gratifying for us to offer those tours and tell them what their great-great grandparents did.”

The home that was lost in a fire last week has historical ties to famed evangelist Billy Sunday. via Mid Iowa Publishing Co

“We hope these 13 grants will serve as models for other libraries. It's our intention to fund more grants in partnership with the American Library Association”

The good news about investment brokers who cheat and get caught is that their fines now are used to educate consumers, including patrons of the Ames Public Library. via Des Moines Register

“I received many complaints from customers saying they weren't receiving their mail or they were receiving mail that had been opened and obviously sealed back up again”

An eastern Iowa mail carrier has been fired over allegations that she opened letters and took money from people on her route. via Indianola Record-Herald