Rand Paul and Bobby Jindal Visit Early Primary States
United States Senate(WASHINGTON) — It may seem like the 2012 presidential race just ended, but two Republicans stoked speculation that they could be in the running in 2016 when they addressed groups Friday evening in the two earliest of early states: …
Rep. Steve King Passes on Iowa Senate Seat
OFFICE OF REP. STEVE KING(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Steve King of Iowa, an outspoken conservative firebrand, will not seek the Republican nomination for his state’s open Senate seat, ABC News has learned.“I will not run for Senate in 2014,”…
Big Ten Conference Undergoes Divisional Realignment
David Dermer/ Diamond Images/ Getty Images(NEW YORK) – The Big Ten conference underwent more changes this weekend, with the schools approving new East and West divisions for the 2014 season.
The schools’ presidents and chancellors voted unanimou…
Iowa DREAMers Will Get Licenses
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(DES MOINES, Iowa) — Iowa’s state government ruled on Wednesday that DREAMers will be eligible for driver’s licenses, a reversal of its previous position.The Iowa Department of Transportation issued a statement on Wednesday after…
Scoreboard Roundup – 1/10/13
ThinkStock(NEW YORK) — NBA: The Indiana Pacers (22-14) outpaced the New York Knicks, 81-76.
The Dallas Mavericks (14-23) defeated the Sacramento Kings (13-23) in overtime, 117-112.
The Portland Trail Blazers (21-15) nipped the Miami Heat (23-12), 92-9…
No Driver’s Licenses for Iowa ‘DREAMers’
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(DES MOINES, Iowa) — DREAMers — thousands of undocumented people given a repreive from deportation by President Obama before the 2012 election — will not be awarded driver’s licenses in Iowa. The state’s Department of Transport…
Dental Assistant Fired for Being ‘Irresistible’ Is ‘Devastated’
ABC News(DES MOINES, Iowa) — After working as a dental assistant for ten years, Melissa Nelson was fired for being too “irresistible” and a “threat” to her employer’s marriage.“I think it is completely wrong,”…
State Supreme Court Rules ‘Irresistible’ Employees Can Be Fired
Comstock/Thinkstock(DES MOINES, Iowa) — An Iowa dentist was within his legal rights when he fired a longtime employee he found to be “irresistible” and a threat to his marriage, the State Supreme Court unanimously ruled.The seven justices,…
Bodies Found Confirmed to Be Missing Iowa Cousins
FBI(EVANSDALE, Iowa) — The two bodies found by hunters in Iowa last week are those of missing cousins Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Collins, the state’s medical examiner’s office confirmed Monday.The Evansdale Police Department has notified the…
Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Collins: Bodies Believed to Be Missing Iowa Cousins
ABC News(EVANSDALE, Iowa) — Authorities believe two bodies found by hunters in Iowa this week are Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Collins, two young cousins who vanished in July.”At this time, law enforcement is confident, based upon evidence at the scene an…
Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Collins: Bodies Found in Search for Missing Iowa Cousins
ABC News(ANKENY, Iowa) — Nearly five months after Iowa cousins Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Collins disappeared, the girls’ families have been told two bodies were found by hunters in a wooded area, though the identities of the bodies have not been confir…
Long-Missing Iowa Man’s Skeleton Found During Home Renovation
Iowa Department of Public Safety(SAC CITY, Iowa) — A man was renovating his home in Sac City, Iowa, when he came across what appeared to be skeletal remains in his basement. When he called the police, authorities arrived on scene and confirmed his sus…
Tearful Obama Ends Campaign in Iowa
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(DES MOINES, Iowa) — At one point even feeling the need to wipe a tear from his eye, President Obama ended his presidential campaign Monday night with an emotional appeal to voters in the state that started it all, asking I…
Paul Ryan Tells Iowa Crowd: ‘We Have the Momentum’
SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages(DES MOINES, Iowa) – Paul Ryan held the last Romney 2012 campaign event in Iowa Monday evening, flying in from Colorado for a brief airplane hangar rally to the place where the presidential choosing contest begins: the fi…
Romney Kicks Off Whirlwind Tour of Battleground States in Iowa
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(DES MOINES, Iowa) — Mitt Romney made his final stop in the battleground state of Iowa on Sunday, on a day that took him to Ohio, Virginia and Pennsylvania before midnight.He had visited Iowa even before announcing his can…
Romney Delivers Closing Argument, Touts Big Change
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(AMES, Iowa) – Mitt Romney delivered a closing argument in Iowa Friday, repackaging his familiar talking points into a prepared speech that promoted his idea of a “big change” election.“This election …
Teacher’s Aide Fired for Revelation of Role in Grisly 1965 Killing
Indiana State Prison| BCLUW Yearbook(CONRAD, Iowa) — An Iowa teacher’s aide has been fired from her job following the revelation that she was a member of an Indiana family notorious for torturing and killing a girl in their basement in 1965.”A week ag…
Ryan Tells Iowa Obama Offers ‘Blame and Frustration’
SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages(SIOUX CITY, Iowa) — Paul Ryan hit the president on Sunday at a short rally in Sioux City, Iowa, accusing him of becoming the “very kind of candidate he was then criticizing” four years ago.“You see, the man …
Xbox Runaways from Iowa Found in Eureka, Ill.
Crystal Sunderman | Sheriff Randall Forsyth(EUREKA, Ill.) — Four Iowa teens who ran away from home after meeting on Xbox were arrested Tuesday and charged with trespassing at an abandoned home in Eureka, Ill., nearly 360 miles away from home.The two b…
Four Teens Go Missing in Xbox Romance
Crystal Sunderman | Sheriff Randall Forsyth(BENTON COUNTY, Iowa) — A romance that started on Xbox has ended in four Iowa teens running away from their homes, their parents and police say.Two teenage girls from Shellsburg and two teenage boys from Atla…