Finalists Visit Iowa Public Radio Campuses
Two finalists Cindy Browne and John Stark will visit public university campuses in Iowa as part of selecting the new head of Iowa Public Radio. The executive council will choose the executive director on July 28 to oversee daily operations of IPR which consolidates WSUI KSUI WOI KUNI KHKE.
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Knau-Fm
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff
IPR
State Board of Regents
Public Radio
WSUI
KSUI
WOI Group
ISU
KUNI/KHKE
UNI
Cindy Browne
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
University of Iowa
Art Neu
Carroll
Browne
Stark
Leader Evolution LLC
Houston Public Radio
Minnesota Public Radio
Wisconsin Public Television
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
Browne and Stark Vie for Iowa Public Radio Leadership
Campus visits by Cindy Browne and John Stark outline plans for Iowa public radio consolidation. Both candidates are praised as “people persons” as regents push collaboration across three formerly independent operations facing future funding cuts.
Pierce attorney request granted in Iowa case
Judge Gregory Hulse ordered Tiffany Whitsell to provide Pierce's lawyers with her cell phone records from 2004 2005 color photographs and credit card statements The items will be sealed The judge denied a request to interview a victim counselor Whitsell saw after the January 27 incident in Des Moines County Pierce 22 of Westmont Illinois faces trial August 16 in Dallas County on two first degree burglary counts assault with intent to commit sex abuse and fourth degree criminal mischief He could face up to 56 years If convicted He may visit Westmont for the July Fourth holiday but must stay with family and return to Iowa by Tuesday
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Whitsell
Pierce
Hulse
West Des Moines
Westmont
Dallas County
Iowa
Three Fort Dodge Teens Charged in Opossum Torture Video
Three 19 year old Fort Dodge men David Bendickson Anthony Herrington and Kevin Calderon are charged with two counts of animal torture after a videotape shows them dousing opossums with lighter fluid and setting them on fire. The case stems from a video sent to eBaumsworld.com and then to authorities. If convicted they face up to two years in prison and a $5000 fine with mandatory psychological evaluation and treatment. The incident occurred along a Webster County gravel road and involved college students with no signs of intoxication.
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Fort Dodge
David Bendickson
Anthony Herrington
Kevin Calderon
eBaumsworld.com
People For the Ethical Treatment of
Animal Rescue League of Iowa
Tom Colvin
Animal Rescue League
Webster County Sheriffs Office
Chris O’brien
Webster County
Georgia university finds former US director in violation of policy
An internal investigation at the University of Georgia found former University of Iowa journalism director John Soloski violated policy by comments to a female employee that could be read as sexual. He will undergo harassment training, appeal the findings, and remain a full professor with his dean’s salary for a year.
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Georgia University
Athens, Ga
John Soloski
University of Georgia
Soloski
University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication
University
Office of Legal Affairs
Storms Bring High Winds Across Iowa Causing Scattered Damage
Storms swept Iowa with winds up to 81 mph in Union County and 75 mph elsewhere. Funnel clouds prompted tornado warnings though no injuries were reported. Manchester reports major tree damage, a roof blown off a storage building at Simon's Grain & Feed, a car hit by a falling tree, and widespread debris. A semi-trailer was toppled in Stanhope and a barn fell near Marne.
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News Services
Iowa
National Weather Service
Union County
Manchester
Simon’s Grain & Feed
Stanhope
Hamilton County
Marne
Cass County
Missing teen after Spirit Lake boat capsizes near Marble Beach
Spirit Lake authorities search for a teen who vanished after a 12-foot boat with three teenagers capsized east of Marble Beach. Two boys were rescued. the third swam to the overturned craft but disappeared. The remaining boys wore no life jackets.
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Spirit Lake
Big Spirit Lake
Kevin Baskins
Iowa
Iowa Air Guard members ordered to active duty
About 400 members from the Iowa Air National Guard were ordered to federal duty. The 132nd Fighter Wing based in Des Moines departed Wednesday night under the guard spokesman Lt. Col. Greg Hapgood. A public send off was not scheduled for security reasons.
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Iowa Air National Guard
132Nd
Des Moines
Greg Hapgood
Guard
Hapgood
Federal grant funds four New Iowans centers in Iowa
U S Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao announced a federal grant of 850000 to establish New Iowans Centers in Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Des Moines. The centers will help new immigrants find jobs and learn English.
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Iowa
U.S
Elaine Chao
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Des Moines
Culver committee raises 652000 for governor bid
DES MOINES Secretary of State Chet Culver said his exploratory committee has raised 652000 toward a Democratic gubernatorial run. Committee leader Bill Knapp called the early sum unprecedented.
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Culver Committee
Des Moines
Chet Culver
Bill Knapp
Associated Press
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