Principal's Son Matthew John McGrory Arrested for School Prank
Region: Iowa
Matthew John McGrory, the 18-year-old son of Ames High School Principal Mike McGrory, and 4 of his friends were arrested last week for trespassing onto school property and attempting to steal a few tables. But what began as a harmless prank is being prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and now the teens could face up to 10 years in prison. 10. Years. In Prison. How is this possible? The story began w... more
Views: 1879Presidential Candidates Need To Grow Up
Region: IowaIf presidential candidates can't grow up and act like adults how are we supposed to take the whole political process seriously. They're trying to attract voters to come out in record numbers in November but their acting like kindergartners having a fight over whose toy is whose. Hillary Clinton started it off by attempting to bash Barack Obama when he stated that he hadn't always wanted to be president and ... more
Views: 1497Police accused of extorting teens in Southwest Iowa
Region: IowaAs in many small towns and many large cities the police force is an evil and corrupt force to be reckoned with in the small town in Southwest Iowa where I am regretfully residing. We all know that the police force in most regions is a corrupt one take Las Vegas for example, their cops are legendary for taking bribes from the mob and exploiting their citizens for their own personal financial or other gai... more
Views: 1507The Sun Sets on a Wet Town
Region: IowaThe sun finally sets on a long wet day in Iowa. It's been a whopper of a day with the Nishnabotna River exceeding its banks by almost thirteen feet. The Red Oak creek gave everyone a little scare too. It looks though, as if it's ending. The long windy road of recovery will soon begin. That's, as long as the rain holds off for a little while. If the rain picks back up, even later in t... more
Views: 1606Another Round of Flooding
Region: IowaWell it looks like we had another round of heavy rain in Red Oak, Iowa. The flooding about two weeks ago was no comparison to what is going on now. The Nishnabotna River has completely came out of it's banks and covered parts of Highway 34. The river also covered part of a small town in Southwest Iowa called Coburg. In Red Oak the west and southwest side of town was evacuated due to concerns of ... more
Views: 1630Midwest Weather in Unrest
Region: Iowa
Iowa along with the entire midwest region was hammered, and is still being hammered, by a massive low pressure system that has so far on April 24th had 20 confirmed tornadoes and massive flooding in many regions. Here in Iowa most places have gotten between 1.5 to 3.5 inches of rain as of late this evening. At the same time in parts of Colorado they are having snow and severe thunderstorms. On the wea... more
Views: 1448Iowa DOT Announces Road Closures After Flooding Hits
Region: Iowa
As flooding ravages the state, the Iowa Department of Transportation-- or DOT-- has announced dozens of emergency road closures. The latest Iowa DOT road closures update includes the following road closures: (Source: Iowa Department of Transportation. See also the real-time map of Iowa DOT road closures.) Closure - Interstate 29 Interstate 29 northbound... more
Views: 14833Earth Hour 2008: Get Involved
Region: IowaI don't know if you've heard it or not but Earth Hour 2008 is March 29, 2008 at 8 p.m. So, many of you probably haven't heard of it and if you have you may not have given it much thought. This day is the day to make a difference, at least for one hour, more if you please. The concept is to get as many people worldwide to shut off all their electronic appliances for one hour at the time and date listed... more
Views: 1545The Toilets Stuck to My Behind
Region: IowaA strange story was reported by an associated press writer about a woman who sat on her boyfriends toilet for two years. That's not the strangest part though, after sitting there for so long her skin actually grew around the toilet seat. For two years she sat there refusing to leave the bathroom but no one questioned it. Her boyfriend thought it was a little strange but instead of getting her off the ... more
Views: 1560Oil Prices, Food Prices, and Surviving
Region: IowaAs everyone has surely noticed oil prices are going higher and higher which, in turn, is leading to higher food prices, higher living costs, and well pretty much higher costs for everything. So how are we expected to survive when a lot of us can't even afford gas to go to work, the work that will provide the money for food and other goods we may need. With gas prices higher and food prices beginni... more
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