Iowa NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.New law increases fines for speeding in work area- June 30, 2008 Ames, Ia. - Bob Hubbard has been struck four times by a vehicle during his 18 years as a highway maintenance worker for the Iowa Department of Transportation.http://www.topix.net/state/ia/2008/06/new-law-increases-fines-for-speeding-in-work-area?fr... Cunningham Nears a Close with Plea Hearing- June 30, 2008 The federal case against Ramona Cunningham has taken her from CEO of a government-funded job training agency to a woman arguing that she was too mentally unstable to stand trial.http://www.topix.net/state/ia/2008/06/cunningham-nears-a-close-with-plea-hearing?fromrss=1 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Hit Records Across Iowa- June 30, 2008 Iowa Department of Public Health officials said Wednesday that the number of Iowans contracting sexually transmitted diseases has hit a new all-time record.http://www.topix.net/state/ia/2008/06/sexually-transmitted-diseases-hit-records-across-iow... Floodwaters Held at Bay as Cleanup Starts- June 30, 2008 Levees held on the Mississippi River on Monday in the worst Midwest floods in 15 years as residents tackled a slow, smelly recovery from multibillion-dollar losses that may boost world food prices.http://www.topix.net/state/ia/2008/06/floodwaters-held-at-bay-as-cleanup-starts?fromrss=1 |