Colo News

A steel cable across the Des Moines River that served as a safety line for boaters who floated periously close to the Center Street Dam had been washed away in last summer's floods and was unavailable to a Pleasant Hill couple whose craft plunged over the dam Tuesday, city officials confirmed.

Republicans today elected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to the leadership post vacated by John Ensign of Nevada, who stepped down after admitting to an extramarital affair with a campaign aide.

Colorado composer and pianist Jeff Van Devender brings his unique blend of piano compositions and arrangements to Osky's Smokey Row June 26 at 7 p.m. and Central United Methodist Church Sunday evening, June 28, at 7 p.m. Vaan Devender is a 1980 graduate of Oskaloosa H.S. His melodies have been sought after for various art shows, as well as ...

An eastbound train made an emergency stop along Colo. Highway 119 at Sunset Street on Monday afternoon and briefly blocked Hover Street just south of Ken Pratt Boulevard, according to radio traffic between fire, police and dispatchers Emergency workers investigated a possible leak from a train car just west of Hover Street.

The Newton Development Corporation and the Jasper County Economic Development Corporation will host a lunch event on June 25 on how companies can use lean methods to “retool” their training and development for higher performance and cost savings.

Two of the top national microbreweries are making visible pushes into sustainability.

The Western Nevada Wildcats avoided elimination Sunday morning with a 11-0 six-inning win over Iowa Western at the Junior College World Series in Grand Junction, Colo.

Several Siouxland organizations will benefit from a successful golf outing, last year.

A man Des Moines police wanted for questioning in the stabbing death of an East High School student was arrested in Colorado on Wednesday after he allegedly made a bizarre phone call to 911.

Authorities in northwest Iowa have arrested a man wanted on a federal arrest warrant for probation violation.

A research project into how a tumor suppressor works in cells could lead to a big prize for a West High junior.

The Lynnville-Sully girls golf team picked up a close win over Iowa Valley Wednesday, while the boys team split a triangular with Belle Plaine and Iowa Valley.

The effort to draw a wind energy company to their state was one taken on by both Iowa and Kansas.

MAVES HONORED: Mike Maves, a 2008 City High graduate, has received a 31 2-year scholarship from the Air Force ROTC to attend the University of Iowa.

U.S. Rep. Steve King is downplaying speculation he'll run for governor next year, saying his statewide activities are aimed at mobilizing people around conservative issues he supports.

The funeral for an Iowa soldier killed in a suicide bombing in Iraq will be next week in Moline, Ill.

The cofferdam didn't cause as much flooding here as some may have thought. A new hydraulic model of the Iowa River, unveiled Friday by the University of Iowa, shows that the much-maligned UI cofferdam, installed near the Iowa Avenue bridge, raised the river by 6 inches upstream at the Iowa Memorial Union bridge during the June flood.

Augusta, Ga. - In a practice round Monday at Augusta National, former Masters champion Zach Johnson played 15 holes with fellow Iowan Jack Newman.

A Story County couple is homeless after a fire destroyed their home Monday night.

Firefighters were on the scene of a fire in Colo for several hours Monday night.