Top 9 of Iowa: Bowling Blues, Doctor Charged in Slipknot Bassist's Death, Incriminating Bathroom Movie and Johnny Gosch Anniversary

Why nine? Because the Patch community includes nine sites in Iowa: Ankeny, Ames, Cedar Falls, Iowa City, Johnston, Marion, Urbandale, Waukee and West Des Moines.

9. Rough times at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, where after a challenging year of budget cuts and the controversial closure of Price Lab, the school had a for the second year in a row.

8. A Marion man is facing charges for allegedly videotaping a woman in a "" in the restroom of his Cedar Rapids bar, the Rut Bar.

7. The latest edition of Parent's Talk from our Waukee Patch editor Jody Gifford sparked a lively debate about .

6. A young Iowa City man became a national celebrity after his concise but powerful testimony to the Iowa Legislature about being raised by two mothers. This week the LGBT advocate was (watch the video).

5. An Ames commission is recommending business, while it forbids other home businesses such as dance classes, auto repair and animal operations. A bonus story: Former Iowa State standout and current NBA player (with video).

4. Everyone loves the great American past-time of bowling, right? Unfortunately for the Ankeny High School bowling team, the has left the team homeless.

3. The Johnston Area Education Association is encouraging local voters to approve a .

2. Things take a darker turn in Urbandale, where r. This week, his former doctor was charged with eight counts of involuntary manslaughter connected to the death of several patients, including Gray.

1. Finally, our West Des Moines Patch editor has spearheaded a four-day series examining missing children in Iowa over the last 30 years, and how the response to such reports has changed in that time. This week marked the went missing. 

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