WHO - WHOtv.com - News and Election coverage for Central Iowa http://www.whotv.com/news/?track=rss Headlines from WHO en ©2009, WHO Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 SEX CRIMES: An Iowan and four of his relatives who live in Missouri have been charged with sexually abusing children http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wholocalnews/~3/EgMp6DWId8c/who-story-sex-crimes-111109,0,317228.story LEXINGTON, Mo. (AP) — Five members of a family are charged in Missouri with sex crimes against children, including allegations of bestiality and forcing an 11-year-old to have an abortion. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.whotv.com/news/who-story-sex-crimes-111109,0,317228.story?track=rss FUNDRAISING FOCUS: Records show Gov. Culver has been campaign fundraising since he was first elected in 2006 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wholocalnews/~3/jvQeP25AlPg/who-story-fundraising-culver-111109,0,4940620.story A review of Gov. Chet Culver's financial disclosure records shows a candidate focused on fundraising who never stopped raising money even in the months after he won election in 2006. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.whotv.com/news/who-story-fundraising-culver-111109,0,4940620.story?track=rss VETERANS' VALOR: Several events are planned to honor Iowa's veterans http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wholocalnews/~3/U4a9iGaK38Y/who-story-veterans-day-111109,0,7015696.story The state is honoring Iowans serving in Iraq and Afghanistan along with veterans from all wars. Several ceremonies are planned for Veterans Day, but perhaps the largest will take place at Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.whotv.com/news/who-story-veterans-day-111109,0,7015696.story?track=rss CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS: University of Northern Iowa faculty members say they'll reconsider salaries and benefits in an effort to cut the school's budget http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wholocalnews/~3/Dqb3XzSa_Kk/who-story-uni-negotiations-111109,0,5285492.story The faculty union at Northern Iowa University has agreed to reopen its contract with the school. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.whotv.com/news/who-story-uni-negotiations-111109,0,5285492.story?track=rss SUSPICIOUS DEATH: An investigation is underway in a Tama County death officials are calling suspicious http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wholocalnews/~3/psVEKslABfA/who-story-tama-death-111109,0,1449702.story Authorities are investigating what they are calling a suspicious death at an apartment complex in Toledo in central Iowa. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.whotv.com/news/who-story-tama-death-111109,0,1449702.story?track=rss BOYCOTT BUZZ: A Des Moines woman is boycotting West Des Moines businesses in an attempt to get the Val Air Ballroom to turn down the volume http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wholocalnews/~3/w9qI5V8o1vs/who-story-boycott-campaign-111109,0,1680984.story A Des Moines woman wants her neighbors to boycott West Des Moines businesses until something is done about the noise coming from the Val Air Ballroom. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.whotv.com/news/who-story-boycott-campaign-111109,0,1680984.story?track=rss PALAWAN MASSACRE: Remembering the Iowa man who escaped Japanese captors during WWII http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wholocalnews/~3/eWieYCpmaTc/who-story-veterans-111009,0,1806112.story After the Japanese bombed Pearle harbor on December 7th, 1941, Glen "Mac" McDole knew the base he was stationed at in the Philippines would be an easy target. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.whotv.com/news/who-story-veterans-111009,0,1806112.story?track=rss COURT CUTS: Supreme Court Chief Justice orders unpaid leave and closings to trim budget http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wholocalnews/~3/9GzXPX9Mmgc/who-story-court-cuts-111009,0,7123794.story Nearly 2,000 people who work for Iowa's judicial system will have to figure out how to pay bills without two weeks of pay. Tuesday, Chief Justice Marsha Ternus ordered courts to close 10 days before the end of June and workers to take 10 unpaid days away from work. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.whotv.com/news/who-story-court-cuts-111009,0,7123794.story?track=rss H1N1 CLINIC: A new supply in Polk County brings in a new group of Iowans eligible for the vaccine http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wholocalnews/~3/i3yCvPL0q68/who-story-h1n1-flu-111009,0,7730648.story With assembly line speed, nurses administered 600 doses of the H1N1 vaccine every hour. "That's pretty quick," says Polk County Health Director Terri Henkels. "I don't want people to be discouraged or afraid of the lines." Yet as long as the vaccine remains in short supply, long lines will be daunting. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.whotv.com/news/who-story-h1n1-flu-111009,0,7730648.story?track=rss ALCOHOL POISONING: Two Drake students have been charged in connection with an alleged hazing incident involving alcohol http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wholocalnews/~3/MBus9wxOQS0/who-story-hazing-investigation-111009,0,794674.story Des Moines police say two men have been cited for hazing in connection with the hospitalization of a Drake University student because of alcohol poisoning. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.whotv.com/news/who-story-hazing-investigation-111009,0,794674.story?track=rss