Local News Headlines

• Man accused of punching his grandma in Des Moines
  A Woodward man has been accused of knocking out his 81-year-old grandmother and punching his father at a home in Des Moines.
• This Hour: Latest Iowa news, sports, business and entertainment
  The Iowa Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether the details of disciplinary cases against public employees should be available to citizens who ask.
• Education leaders: We'll work with gov on reforms
  Iowa education leaders say they will support Gov. Terry Branstad's plan to overhaul the state's schools as long as they believe his goal is to improve student performance.
• Hy-Vee fires disabled employee over 20 cents
  An Iowa-based grocery store chain that fired a 43-year-old mentally disabled man over 20 cents in bottle deposit receipts is now offering to rehire him.
• Counterfeit money found in at least 3 Iowa cities
  By The Associated Press Counterfeit money has been reported recently in at least three Iowa cities
• Body of missing Iowa man found on his property
  The body of a 61-year-old Iowa man last seen more than two weeks ago has been found.
• Earl May bans cats from stores
  Employees at an Earl May Nursery and Garden Center in Cedar Falls are trying to save two cats who call the store home.
• Iowa high court to review open records case
  The Iowa Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether the details of disciplinary cases against public employees should be available to citizens who ask.
• Wisconsin keeps students in school until 18
  President Obama, during his annual address to Congress this week, called on states to keep students in high school until age 18.
• Man injured in fall from Waterloo railroad bridge
  Officials say a man used his cellphone to call for help after falling from a railroad bridge in downtown Waterloo.

National News Headline

• Danny Boyle offers glimpse of Olympic opener
  There's a nod to Shakespeare, a big bell and ... nurses?
• Ship carrying rocket parts hits Ky. bridge
  Kentucky's governor on Friday promised speedy work to begin replacing a bridge that partially collapsed when it was struck by a cargo ship hauling parts for a space rocket.
• Tubby tabby gets revolutionary new knee joint
  Cyrano the cat weighs more than 20 pounds, so amputating his cancer-weakened leg was out of the question. His owners decided on a knee replacement.
• Friend says on call Demi Moore was convulsing
  Demi Moore smoked something before she was rushed to the hospital on Monday night and was convulsing and "semi-conscious, barely," according to a caller on a frantic emergency call recording released Friday by Los Angeles...
• 'Barefoot Bandit' says he is remorseful
  "Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore is speaking for the first time in court and is apologizing to his victims.
• Cruise disaster lawsuits face choppy seas in US
  While the parent company of the owner of the stricken Costa Concordia is based in Miami, passengers who want to file a lawsuit in U.S. courts over the cruise ship disaster will likely face choppy seas.
• NYPD: CIA officer to leave department in April
  New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly says the CIA officer working as an assistant to the department's top intelligence officer will leave in April after nine months.
• Justice unit to probe mortgage-backed securities
  Federal and state law enforcement officials announced Friday they have launched a fraud-fighting unit, starting with 55 prosecutors and investigators, to root out wrongdoing in the market for residential mortgage-backed...
• Utah police probe school bombing plot
  The two teens had a detailed plot, blueprints of the school and security systems, but no explosives, authorities say. They had hours of flight simulator training on a home computer and a plan to flee the country, but no...
• Hull House closes doors after more than 120 years
  Hull House, the Chicago social services organization founded more than 120 years ago by Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams, closed Friday after running out of money.

Sports Headlines

• Big second half leads Nebraska past Iowa
  Brandon Richardson scored a season-high 25 points and Nebraska rallied to beat Iowa 79-73 Thursday night for the program's first Big Ten road win.
• SB-L & South Sioux girls win; Thursday's scores
  Ranked girls basketball teams from Sgt. Bluff-Luton and South Sioux City won on Thursday. Watch highlights and see the Sports Fource scoreboard.
• Buena Vista hires ex-Heelan volleyball coach
  Former Bishop Heelan volleyball coach Lori DeJongh-Slight has been hired as the new head volleyball coach at Buena Vista University.
• Ranked GPAC teams collide in Sioux City
  Watch highlights of three GPAC basketball games involving ranked NAIA teams and see Wednesday's Sports Fource scoreboard.
• GPAC preseason baseball poll
  See the preseason coaches baseball poll in the Great Plains Athletic Conference.
• Morningside's Glisar named Sports Fource Champion
  Morningside sophomore Megan Glisar broke the school's high jump record in her first meet since transferring from the University of Iowa.
• Sports Fource Extra highlights & scores
  Watch highlights of eight Siouxland basketball games and see the Sports Fource scoreboard from Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota.
• USD coach Ryun Williams earns 300th career win
  South Dakota women's basketball coach Ryun Williams earned the 300^th win over his coaching career as the Coyotes topped IUPUI, 73-65 Monday night at the DakotaDome in Vermillion, S.D.
• Iowa AP boys basketball poll
  See the top ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa boys high school basketball poll.
• Huskers end two game skid
  Jordan Hooper scored 15 of her 23 points in the first half and Nebraska broke a two-game losing streak with a 64-49 victory over Minnesota on Sunday.