DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - When it comes to wooing undecided voters, Barack Obama showed he's willing to make a personal pitch. » Full Story

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Barack Obama says he will not be "aiming for a lot of high rhetoric" in his speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night. » Full Story

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - University of Iowa researchers armed with shovels, sampling jars, GPS units and clipboards will check for pollutants in the soil and water left after the 2008 floods. » Full Story

CENTRAL CITY, Iowa (AP) - Linn County authorities filed drug and child endangerment charges against a rural Central City man. » Full Story

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Wells Fargo & Co. Senior Executive Vice President Mark Oman says he will retire at the end of next year. » Full Story

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson's trip home to Iowa has been delayed because of a stop at the Late Show with David Letterman. » Full Story

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - Trial is set for Nov. 4 for a Lawton couple accused of locking two children in a room for hours without food and water. » Full Story

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Gov. Chet Culver says the newly formed Rebuild Iowa Office will remain open indefinitely. » Full Story

VINTON, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say six people have been injured in a single-truck rollover accident in Benton County.



Sheriff's officials say the accident happened around 3 a.m. » Full Story

MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) - Grain Processing Corp. in Muscatine has locked out union workers after a contract agreement couldn't be reached. » Full Story