Category Archives: Local News
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
Focus of first Iowa justice reform workshop is money
Lettie Prell with the Iowa Department of Corrections speaks about drug courts during the Governor’s Working Group on Justice Policy Reform meeting. (photo by Sarah Beckman)The state Department o...
Sep 24, 2015
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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
Sanders Iowa campaign continues to grow, gain enthusiasm among youth
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks to more than 2,000 people in Cedar Rapids earlier this month. (photo by Sarah Beckman)Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ ef...
Sep 23, 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
Rick Santorum blasts Obamacare, promotes health savings accounts
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum at a campaign stop in Newton earlier this month. (photo by Sarah Beckman)Repealing and replacing Obamacare is one of the main issues Republican presiden...
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
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