Michael Pasley is a survivor of meth addiction. He started using meth in his early teens and would inject himself with "three really healthy shots in one day" at the height of his addiction. Now, Pasley is on the full road to recovery.
In December of 2012, Tena Logan and five other individuals were indicted for running a meth ring out of their Coles County, Ill., residence. Their meth operation included more than a dozen different people who purchased the pseudoephedrine used for cooking meth.
Farmers used to worry about meth producers stealing anhydrous ammonia -- a popular nitrogen-based fertilizer -- from their properties. But now, with new meth production techniques, anhydrous ammonia thefts are becoming less common.
In recent years, farmers have increasingly chosen to insure both the yield of their crop and the revenue of their crop. By choosing a revenue-based insurance option -- such as the revenue protection policy -- farmers can insulate their crop against steep drops in prices.
Crop yields will be double compared to last year's yields, according to some estimations. Yet an increase in yields means a decrease in crop insurance payouts. And when the price of some crops has plummeted that means farmers might see their income dropping, as well.
With continued hot weather over the past few weeks, estimates for corn yield are expected to decline. One Central Illinois farmer explains the ins-and-outs of estimating corn yields.
The last time Nikki Russell hugged her grandpa, she felt disgusted. She wanted to get as far away from him as possible. His embrace triggered too many disturbing memories from her childhood. Nikki Russell, 28, of Ames, Iowa, is a victim of child sexual abuse. For years Russell suffered from severe
While only those who are legal residents of the Iowa City Housing Authority’s jurisdiction are able to receive housing assistance, that doesn’t stop out-of-state residents from applying to the program.