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Can we solve the Elizabeth Collins / Lyric Cook abduction-murder case?

You may know a little bit about this case, but if you don’t, here’s some basic info: the two girls (Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook) were cousins. They disappeared on July 13, 2012. Their bodies were (sadly) discovered on December… Continue Reading

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What happened to Jodi Huisentruit, and can we ever solve it conclusively?

There are so many angles to this one, it can make your head spin. Let’s start, then, with the basics. Jodi Huisentruit was a TV anchor in Iowa. She disappeared in June 1995. She had the morning shift and typically… Continue Reading

The Templeton Rye Pork Project is about making your bacon taste like whiskey. Good idea, or awful execution of science?

Here’s the deal. You can essentially request a pig that will taste like whiskey because of a process whereby they eat the dry distillery grain during the raising process. It’s all overseen by Nick Berry from Iowa State University and only features 25 pigs. Via… Continue Reading

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Is Tim McVay (the boyfriend) the lead suspect in the Carrie Olson disappearance and murder?

Hang tight with this one, because it gets confusing. Carrie Olson lived in Iowa and went missing in late December of 2013. Here’s the basic breakdown: Carrie Olson, 29, was last seen around 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 28th at… Continue Reading

The two sisters of Iowa state representative Mary Wolfe appear to be the victim of a double homicide. What happened?

Mary Wolfe is a state representative in Iowa and on Friday, two of her sisters — there are eight children in the family total — were found dead in a house they share in Pittsburgh. An official cause of death hadn’t… Continue Reading

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If you want to talk about the 2016 Presidential election, talk less about Chris Christie and Hilary Clinton and more about wind and solar energy

Here’s the chain of events on this one: Warren Buffett, about two weeks ago, spent $1 billion (through his utility company, MidAmerican Energy Holdings) to help finance five different wind turbine projects in Iowa. That was the largest-ever order (for land-based… Continue Reading