Free tickets to see Vice President Joe Biden in Ames didn't last long.All tickets to the event at Iowa State University were snapped up Wednesday morning.Biden is scheduled to speak at 11:30 Thursday.His speech will focus on efforts to encourage manufa... »
When severe weather is in the forecast or a critical situation pops up, emergency managers in Story County have a quick way to notify the public. It's called Code Red, and Tuesday, Story County is testing its emergency notification system. "It can be u... »
Vice President Joe Biden will visit Iowa this week. The White House says Biden will visit the Iowa State University campus in Ames Thursday morning. Biden will talk about the Obama administration's plans to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. as ... »
To get the best trained and effective teachers leading the classrooms and the best educated and performing students learning in the classrooms, it is now up to Iowa.The Iowa Department of Education Director Jason Glass announced on Tuesday that he has ... »
Dan Shechtman, 70, a professor of materials science and engineering at Iowa State University, Ames Lab scientist and recipient of the 2011 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, is visiting several countries this week. His 2012 visits, including Israel, Japan, and... »
On Tuesday, people who live in Ames will receive a message designed to test the city's emergency alert system.The message will come in the form of an automated phone call, a text, or an e-mail.It's how city leaders can communicate with residents during... »
The latest winter storm began as rain Thursday but then turned to sleet and snow. Now, roads across central Iowa are still slippery. Emergency crews in the metro have been responding to accidents overnight and into Friday morning as motorists deal with... »
Court records show a man who struck and killed a Shelby firefighter back in September has been cited for operating without proper registration. Forty-four-year-old David Thies of Ames was trying to drive around an accident on I-80, when he hit 41-year-... »
The Iowa professor who won a 2011 Nobel Prize in chemistry is returning to the state this week. Dan Shechtman teaches at Iowa State University and at a school in Israel. He's been working in Israel since winning the prestigious award. But now he'll be ... »
Iowa Department of Transportation officials are asking for the public’s input on a proposed passenger rail line from Chicago, through Iowa, to Omaha.There's an open house online where you can take a look at all of the plans and submit your comments and... »
After weeks of embarrassment, criticism and a high profile resignation, Iowa Republicans pick a new leader, who pledges to fix the problems on the past. Three men wanted the job as Iowa's next Republican Party Chair. The first vote of the State Central... »
Firefighters spent two hours Sunday battling a grassfire in an Ames City Park.While much of Central Iowa is under a blanket of snow. Ames has had no snow, and little moisture. Early Sunday afternoon, flames were roaring across the dry grass of Ada Hayd... »
Nine-year-old Zander Reed has never used spell check, and he's not about to start now.Zander isn't your average 4th grader; He studies Latin and knows how to spell glockenspiel.Zander says, “I just had a knack to do it t was easy for me.”Easy to pick u... »
This is the first time in more than 3 decades Webster City serves as an overnight stop on the RAGBRAI route across the state. The town hopes cyclists will bring a second chance.“Everybody is excited. It`s the talk of the town,” said Coeann Riley from W... »
More than two dozen drivers got a reminder to follow the laws on the roads.On Wednesday, the Ames Police Department conducted a traffic enforcement project along Highway 30. The department just released finals numbers. Officers pulled over 28 vehicles... »
