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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - With the heavy snow blanketing Iowa, police report they are dealing with more than weather-related traffic mishaps. According to police, a Des Moines man was arrested late Tuesday for the robbery of a local liquor store. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) - Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin says he has secured $9.4 million for what he calls vital education and health care initiatives across central Iowa. Full Story »

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Throwing snowballs is all fun and games until it is determined the snow is not the only thing contributing to the joy. Iowa City police early Wednesday arrested a man after receiving a complaint of someone throwing snowballs at moving vehicles. Full Story »

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) - A survey of University of Northern Iowa faculty has found there is little support for a pay cut to help solve the school's budget woes. Full Story »

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire officials say two national political party commissions appointed to study the 2012 presidential primary calendar generally agree on allowing a few states to vote in February with others waiting until March and beyond. Full Story »

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The snowstorm hammering Iowa is having an impact on staffing at the state's nine prisons. Many correctional officers are expected to work extra shifts Wednesday because colleagues aren't able to drive to work in blizzard conditions. Full Story »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A new government report says farmers in the Northern Plains use considerably more water to produce a gallon of corn ethanol than growers in other parts of the country. Full Story »

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Hundreds of motorists have been stranded on Iowa roads as a dangerous snow storm makes roads in some spots impassable. Courtney Greene, a spokeswoman with the Iowa Department of Transportation, says hundreds of motorists were stranded overnight Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Full Story »

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An intense snowstorm has forced the closure of part of Interstate 80 through Iowa, and snowplows have been pulled from a stretch of Interstate 35. Full Story »

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowans were waking up to a foot or more of snow and high winds as the biggest storm in more than a decade slowly moved through the state. Full Story »

NASHUA, Iowa (AP) - Six hunters in northeast Iowa have been rescued from a sinking boat. The Floyd County Sheriff's Office says the group crossed the ice on a local river Tuesday but took a boat along as a precaution. The ice broke as the men attempted to return, prompting them to get into the boat. Full Story »

WAVERLY, Iowa (AP) - Iowa farmers with corn still in the field will probably have to wait until spring to harvest it - if it's still standing. Combining with an inch or 2 of snow on the ground is possible, but deep drifts are another thing. Full Story »

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The early winter storm that raged across Iowa has caused many of the state's schools to close. Statewide, more than 300 school districts had either announced closings by Tuesday night, or had declared weather emergencies. Full Story »

MERRILL, Iowa (AP) - Authorities in Plymouth County say icy conditions probably contributed to a fatal two-vehicle crash one mile north of Merrill. Full Story »

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Gov. Chet Culver says the state's emergency operation center at Camp Dodge is prepared to respond to the winter storm blowing across the state if called upon. Full Story »

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) - A Dubuque man accused of second-degree murder in connection with a fatal stabbing during a Labor Day melee has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Full Story »

EARLY, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has issued a boil advisory for public drinking water in the city of Early. Authorities say a break in the water main drained the water tower Tuesday, creating the potential for bacterial contamination. Full Story »

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Gov. Chet Culver was opening the state's emergency operation center at Camp Dodge to coordinate the state's response to a severe winter storm blowing across the state. Full Story »

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A report issued by the Meals on Wheels Association of America indicates nearly 4 percent of elderly Iowans are at risk of going hungry. Full Story »

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Gov. Chet Culver has announced a plan to cut $1.7 billion in state spending over the next five years through a series of steps ranging from selling state property to consolidating computer networks. Full Story »

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) - Additional charges have been filed against three people found hiding in a flood-damaged home last week. Full Story »

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Four eastern Missouri men have been sentenced for federal crimes involving dogfighting. The convictions resulted from the largest coordinated multistate raids on dogfighting in U.S. history. Full Story »

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say a police raid on an Iowa City home turned up an active methamphetamine laboratory. Full Story »

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The owner of a tin can holding thousands of dollars that was found on a counter at a Des Moines Kmart has come forward to claim the item. Full Story »

ORANGE CITY, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for supplying alcohol and prescription drugs to a teenage girl and touching her inappropriately. Full Story »