Flooding Concerns Return to Iowa

Less than a month after Iowa experienced the worst floods in recent memory, a brief but devasting thunderstorm struck much of the state of Iowa, leaving people once again needing rescused by boats and new flooding concerns.  

The storms are expected to return again tonight and last again throughout the night and into the morning.

Iowa Schools Continue to Overbudget

State officials have reported notified close to 60 schools that they are in danger of spending over their assigned budgets, with is up from 17 (2006) and 22 (2007).   This is a disturbing trend for the Iowa Department of Education, who has a history of shutting down schools that overspend. 

In looking over the list of affected schools, it looks like most are smaller communities, with the only major schools being Urbandale and Dubuque.