Local Government
Dan DeGeest’s Council Review, June 16, 2017: Old Middle School Housing Proposal
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Hi Friends,
I love Ames in the summer. The town seem a little sleepier, things move a little slower,...
Bronwyn’s Council Preview, June 13, 2017: Old Middle School Housing Proposal
The Ames Area Metropolitan Planning Organization transportation policy committee meeting starts at 6 p.m. Tuesday, to be followed by the meeting of the Ames...
Documents: The Unredacted Iowa State #Planegate Flight Logs
Next Monday will be President Steven Leath's last day at Iowa State University, concluding a five-year tenure marked by record student enrollment levels, considerable...
Local Police Joke About 420 As They Continue to Arrest People for a Habit...
For 420 yesterday, Ames and Iowa State University police joined in on what’s become an annual tradition for departments around the country: taking to...
Document: The Board of Regents #Planegate Audit
The Iowa Board of Regents convened a special meeting today to review the results of an audit conducted by the board's chief audit executive,...
Ames Police: Free Speech “Should Never Cross Over into Hateful Actions”
On Thursday, against the backdrop of reports from across the nation of hate crimes and racist graffiti by Trump supporters (not all of them...
Story County Attorney Asks ISU Police to Investigate Leath Flight to North Carolina [Updated]
Editor's note: This post was updated Nov. 8 with comments from Story County Attorney Jessica Reynolds.
Story County Attorney Jessica Reynolds has asked Iowa State...
Story County Supervisor Candidates Discuss Bakken Pipeline, CAFOs at Final Forum Before Election
Four candidates for the Story County Board of Supervisors fielded questions Tuesday evening from members of the Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund,...
Charts: The Story County Board of Supervisors Elections By the Numbers
On Tuesday – one week from the Nov. 8 election – the progressive Iowa CCI Action Fund will hold a final forum for the...
Timeline: Leath’s #Planegate and the Ames Airport Project [Updated]
Editor's note: The #Planegate timeline below was last updated Nov. 15, adding newly revealed details about a hard landing incident Leath was involved in...
