A planetary geologist from the University of Iowa is part of a team using one of NASA’s rovers on Mars that’s found the makings for precious gems like rubies and sapphires in the Martian soil. Valerie Payré, a professor in the UI’s School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability, says they’ve identified what’s known as corundum […] View Full Story
Sioux City jurors were unable to come to a consensus Monday in a 40 year old murder tiral. Thomas Popp is accused of first-degree murder in the death of 18-year-old Native American woman, Terri McCauley, back in 1983. Popp was a suspect after the murder 40 years ago, but wasn’t arrested until police took another […] View Full Story
Taylor Wettach, the Democrat who’s running to be Iowa’s next state auditor, says there should be more transparency about private school budgets now that the state is projected to spend $330 million a year to cover tuition and other expenses for K-12 students in private schools. “A lot of folks are really concerned about that,” […] View Full Story
