Saturday, May 25, 2013
High-profile kidnappings like those involving Evansdale cousins Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey – and now Kathlynn Shepard – inevitably lead to talk of restoring the death penalty in Iowa.
Emotion-gripped cases like the abduction, sexual assault or murder of a child often provide a platform for capital punishment advocates to argue for reinstatement of capital punishment, abolished in Iowa in 1965. After the Evansdale cousins’ bodies were discovered, a pro-death penalty effort led by state Sen. Kent Sorenson, R-Milo, failed to gather much steam in the just-adjourned Iowa General Assembly, but the question lingers: Is the death penalty an effective deterrent? Capital punishment proponent Noreen Gosch, whose son was kidnapped three decades ago, argues that Iowa has “a kidnapping problem” and the perpetrators of those crimes would be less likely to abduct children in Iowa if they thought they would be executed. Opponents say …
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This week's tour of Iowa real estate includes man cave Heavan in Johnston, home with more windows than you'd think possible and some classics in Iowa City and Ames. On that note, take a peek inside some of the homes for sale in Iowa. Just click on the links below to see what's for sale in some of our 9 Patches around Iowa. Soaring Ceilings, Generous Spaces and Stunning Views: Urbandale WOW House Exclusive Estate on Unique Lot will Make You Gasp WOW HOMES: From Great Gatsby to Grapes of Wrath Ankeny Home for Sale Perfect for Outdoor Entertaining Marion Home of the Week: Fireplace and Wall of Windows for $559,000 Cedar Falls Home of the Week: 4-Season Glass Sun Room With Heated Floors for $409,500 Step Back in Time With This Historic Ames …
Movie reviews and movie times for theaters in and around Waukee. Let Patch help you decide what you're going to see this weekend. Movies to choose from also include "Epic", "Iron Man 3" and "42."
Movie information aggregated from MovieFone.com Epic (also in 3D) "Epic isn't quite destined for the “Again, again!” re-watchability of some of the Pixar classics, but for a satisfying explosion of color on a lazy summer day, it does the trick." Stephan Lee, Entertainment Weekly. "A reasonably entertaining, adeptly crafted kidpic whose biggest crime is its near pathological reliance on overfamiliar tropes and trappings." Andrew Barker, Variety. Do you plan on seeing this movie? Leave a review of the film with a comment below after you do. - - - - - Fast & Furious 6 "Everyone involved at last seems to understand that the mode here is comic. Previous entries suffered from self-important glumness that gummed up the fun whenever the cars weren…
Iowa’s innocence has been abducted again.
I am not a parent. But I doubt I’ll ever read another statement like the one issued by the parents of Kathlynn Shepard without tearing up and feeling like someone karate-kicked me square in the heart: "We would like to thank everybody who took the time from their busy lives to help search for Kathlynn. To see so much love in our community and the surrounding areas is amazing. Thank you for all of your prayers and we hope to have Kathlynn home soon. "We know that members of the public and media want to talk to us. Please understand, the idea of doing an interview is too overwhelming right now. Until Kathlynn is found, we’ll remain focused on our family. …” Stories like these are always tough. But what changed and awoke the latent mother …
Law enforcement agencies around the state, including Waukee, will have extra patrols looking for drivers who aren't using seat belts. The added enforcement runs through June 2.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Plus, the body of a man last seen on a backhoe in Ames is found, Urbandale residents put out a fire for fun, and a West Des Moines woman welcomes new neighbors by waving a knife and complaining that the grass needs mowed.
With many schools wrapping up classes this week, seniors were feeling frisky. The seniors at Linn-Mar High School in Marion supposedly posted on Craigslist that the high school is for rent. Where are Bluto and Otter when you need them? Frat and sorority houses sometimes seem a little weird, but students say it's not "Animal House" anymore, rather a positive community of brotherhoods or sisterhoods that give back to society. University of Iowa students told Iowa City's council they fear a housing rule change could end their Greek lifestyle. As a show of good faith, a city council member said he didn't see John Belushi in the house. Why are Urbandale residents putting out fires? It was part of the finale of the Urbandale Citizen Fire …
You can use this gas price widget to always find the lowest price of the moment.
Click here for a mobile view of the gas price map. Nationwide, gas prices were predicted to be lower this summer compared to the last three years, but that won't translate into savings at the pump in Iowa or elsewhere this Memorial Day weekend, experts said. "Motorists this year are facing rising gas prices heading into the Memorial Day holiday," said Michael Green, a AAA spokesman, adding that Memorial Day 2013 would probably be the most expensive since 2011. Waukee gas stations: Casey's General Store Hy-Vee Gas Kum and Go In past years, prices have declined heading into early summer as oil refineries produced more gasoline to meet expected summer driving demand. This year, though, Midwest refineries haven't been able to produce as much …
Zabel, known for his catchphrase "I love it! I love it! I love it!" (and what he loved was Hawkeye sports) died on Thursday at his Arizona home.
Hawkeyenation is in mourning today for one of its broadcasting legends, who has passed on to that great Kinnick Stadium in the sky. Jim Zabel, 91, whose voice was associated with many of the great moments in the modern era of University of Iowa Hawkeye sports, died on Thursday at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. Jim Zabel, Iowa broadcasting legend, dies at 91 (Press-Citizen via Des Moines Register) A moment of silence, please, for a voice that was rarely still: Jim Zabel, the broadcasting legend whose hyperbolic descriptions of University of Iowa sports teams entertained radio listeners for more than half a century, died Thursday at his Scottsdale, Ariz., home. He was 91. His wife, Jill, confirmed the news. “He loved everybody, and his world…
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The Waukee bowling alley says kids 18 and younger from the area can bowl 2 free games every day through the end of August.
From a Warrior Lanes news release: Warrior Lanes will offer free summer bowling for children 18 and younger in Waukee and surrounding areas. Families can register their children for two free games of bowling daily through Aug. 31, according to a news release. Warrior Lanes, located at 190 S.E. Laurel St. in Waukee, is providing this program at no cost. Participants can register for free at www.kidsbowlfree.com/warrior. The value of this program, to just one bowler, is over $900 and with over 15,000 local children who can participate, the savings could run into more than $1 million, the business said. Thomas Young, owner of Warrior Lanes said he hopes that this exposure to the sport will make people more aware of the opportunity for …
Don Lloyd
1:18 pm on Saturday, May 25, 2013
Hang those S.O.B's! one trial and if convicted its over, no more cost to the tax payer and a length of rope can be used multiple times. These people generally pray upon young, naïve people. if the victims do survive they are the ones that will suffer a life time of wondering why nobody did anything to protect them. But if the perpetrator is dead that is one less of the worst kind of criminal to … more ›