a spokesman for unverferth says the layoffs do not mean the business is closing. this is just the latest hit the agriculture industry in the state. last week, monsanto announced it would not be building a 90 million dollar seed corn plant in independence. that would have created 47 new jobs. and this month john deere announced layoffs for 900 workers in iowa and illinois. 45 of those are in waterloo. both companies say market changes and lower sales led to those decisions. tonight, ten puppies in eastern iowa have new hear why the puppies might not have made it into the world if it weren't for the dubuque humane society. tonight people in dubuque have legged family members. the dubuque regional humane society took in an injured dog named avery in october. avery had a lot of serious injuries after someone attacked her. but she was also pregnant, and then gave birth to her litter of puppies. this morning, the humane society put all ten of those puppies up for adoption. and people who wanted to take them home lined up outside before the doors even opened. the birth o

unverferth manufacturing in shell rock says layoffs will occur by january fourth. the company told workers about the layoffs earlier this month. unverferth declined to say how many workers have lost -- or will lose their jobs. a company spokesperson says the sagging agriculture economy is the greatest contributor to these layoffs. an evansdale man is arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop. 34-year-old jordan jones was this morning. after a police k-9 searched his vehicle -- they also searched his evansdale home and found meth and marijuana. jones is charged with possession with intent to deliver -- and drugs. 100- thousand dollars. a man who was 17 when he robbed a store and shot a worth county sheriff's deputy must remain in prison. on wednesday the iowa appeals court upheld the 35-year sentence handed down to jake giles. giles is convicted of robbing a video store in manly and shooting a deuputy as he attempted to stop giles' vehicle. in august 1999 giles was sentenced to up to 25 years for attempted murder and up to 10 years for robbery, to be served

unverferth manufacturing company in shell rock say workers were told about the layoffs earlier this month. the company won't say how many workers will be losing their jobs. the layoffs take effect on january fourth. experts say a down turn in the agriculutre economy is to blame. a university of iowa student will be the first woman in iowa to enlist as a national guard combat engineer. 20-year megan reaska is a sophomore at the university of iowa. she enlisted on december 21st and will be the third woman to join an iowa national guard combat arms unit. of the first few -- and she encourages more women to join -- saying quote "there's no better feeling than proving to others you're capable of doing the same things as any male." no one is hurt after a des moines police officer accidentially fires his gun at the airport last night. investigators say officer brady -- drew his gun from the holster while trying to practice his "quick draw skills" and accidentally fired a round into the ceiling. he was inside an office at the time. the iowa hawkeyes have officially left for the rose bowl in calif