Category Archives: Headlines
Riverfront YMCA tumbles
The Riverfront YMCA building in Des Moines is now history. Hundreds watched from the opposite bank of the Des Moines River as the half-a-century-old structure was imploded just before daybreak yesterd...
Oct 05, 2015
Torch Morning News You Can Use 10-2:
Deere and Company workers will get a first look at their new contract on Sunday, when they meet to vote on it. The six-year pact was announced just an hour after the old six-year deal expired. The agr...
Oct 02, 2015
UI making coal cleaner
Cutting pollution from emissions may be as simple as adding oat hulls to the mix. ..that’s what U-I scientists say. Their research discovered that burning a 50-50 mix of the hulls and coal at th...
Oct 02, 2015
Torch Morning News You Can Use 9-28:
Des Moines' city manager says he's waiting for a detailed list of concerns from the city's fire fighters' union to see what can be done to ease tension in the department over leadership. 86 percent of...
Sep 28, 2015
Torch Morning News you can use 9-25:
Plan DSM was on display last night at Bright Grandview Clubhouse for the first of four public meetings. Mayor Frank Cownie says they’ll incorporate the feedback into the final draft sometime in ...
Sep 25, 2015
Torch Morning News you can use 9-24:
A commercial delegation from China is in Des Moines today finalizing more than a dozen contract for Iowa products. Overall exports to China for the first half of this year are up more than 63 percent ...
Sep 24, 2015
Torch Morning News you can use 9-22:
The Justice Department awarded more than 19-million dollars in grants to dozens of police departments seeking to start using body cameras, but only one Iowa city was among the recipients. The Dubuque ...
Sep 22, 2015
Torch Morning News you can use 9-18:
The price of gas continues to dip in Iowa. GasBuddy says prices are down more than 9 cents per gallon from a week ago, and more than 37 cents from this time last month. Prices in greater Des Moines ar...
Sep 18, 2015
Online registration closer to reality
You'll be able to register to vote online, starting the first of the year. Iowa's secretary of state says if you have a valid Iowa driver's license or photo ID, you can visit a state website and input...
Sep 18, 2015
Torch Morning News you can use 9-16:
USDA is looking into handling carcasses of any future bird flu victims, including prearranged disposal sites. Dale Wiehoff of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy says Iowa could be in for a...
Sep 16, 2015
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