Iowa State Takes Lead for JUCO Cornerback
Iowa State has moved into pole position in the recruitment of junior college cornerback Jontavius Wyman, who is set to visit Ames.
Ames News
Ames news covers city government, Story County, the Ames Community School District, business and public safety in this Iowa college city. Reporting reaches neighborhoods and surrounding counties.
Weather and Disaster
Live Poll
Do you trust your local government and charities to keep people safe from winter cold?
Ames Warming Place Extends Season Three Months
The overnight shelter will now stay open until March and may open as early as Nov. 10 when temperatures drop to 10 degrees or below.
Sports
Iowa State Routs Southern Miss 83-57
Tre Singleton scored 28 points as Iowa State rebounded from a loss to Memphis with a commanding home win.
Crime
Ames Police Investigate Murder-Suicide Case
Authorities found a woman dead at a home and a suspect later shot himself during a traffic stop.
Science
Live Poll
Should the U.S. prioritize developing bio-based alternatives for industrial materials like carbon fiber?
Iowa State Wins $2 Million Grant for Carbon Fiber
The National Science Foundation award supports scaling sustainable lignin-based carbon fiber production at Iowa State University.
Health
Live Poll
Would you trust processed meat products if they used natural plant byproducts instead of synthetic additives?
Iowa State Researchers Test Grape Byproducts in Sausage
The university is recruiting volunteers to evaluate pork sausage preserved with grape pomace.
Coverage here runs across Ames city hall and the Story County board of supervisors, the Ames Community School District and Iowa State University alongside the employers and institutions that shape the local economy. From Campustown and Downtown to North Ames, Somerset and Old Town, neighborhood reporting runs across the city and extends into Boone County, Polk County, Hamilton County and Marshall County where a story crosses the line. Iowa State University and the Iowa State Cyclones athletics program shape the city's economic calendar, housing market and civic identity in ways that set Ames apart from other Iowa cities of similar size. Town-gown dynamics and the balance between university-driven growth and the needs of the broader community are the structural subjects that return most reliably to local government coverage.
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