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Parker was picked for the honor following a vote of his peers. He is in his 13th year as the Hawkeyes' defensive coordinator Mark Emmert covers the Drake and Northern Iowa men's basketball teams for the Register, so he has a keen insight into the Missouri Valley Conference as well.

Former state representative Tom Schueller announced today that he will try to make a legislative comeback after next year's elections.Schueller, 56, is a small business owner who was bested in the 2010 election cycle by Republican Rep.

Beside the bearded lady, the 100 percent tattoo-covered man and a sculpture of Kevin Bacon made of bacon bits are the six Iowa feats highlighted in this fall's "Ripley's Believe It or Not! Strikingly True." A coffee table book of oddities might seem to fit only the lowbrow on your holiday shopping list, but the Iowans serve to show that ... (more)

Many Iowa cities are facing mayoral races with zero candidates. This could be a problem, since Iowa law requires the mayor's seat to be filled or else a city faces disincorporation.