H5N1 causing minor death loss in dairy cattle
Iowa’s Ag Secretary says some dairies are experiencing minor death loss after herds have tested positive for H5N1. Mike Naig says among the eight cases in northwest Iowa, some livestock […]
Fluid milk sales up
Fluid milk sales were higher during the first four months of 2024. The National Milk Producers Association says consumers drank almost 100 million pounds more milk than a year ago, […]
UPDATE: Train Derailment Near Alvord
Excessive rainfall may be the cause of a train derailment near Alvord today. Not many details have been released, but according to our sister station, KIWA, Lyon County Emergency Management […]
Vigilance is vital in stopping spread of bird flu
Bird flu has hit eight dairy cattle herds in northwest Iowa this year, and now a third poultry flock. Ag officials said Thursday the virus is confirmed in a commercial […]
National FFA supporting added legislation in the proposed Farm Bill
The advocacy literacy manager of the National FFA Organization says the proposed Youth Lead Act will benefit student members across the country. The bipartisan bill is authored by U.S. Senator […]
Dordt Forges Partnership With Canadian School
Dordt University and Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia, have announced a new partnership between Trinity’s Human Services Certificate Program and Dordt’s Master of Social Work (MSW). Those who […]
After damning investigation, Ernst says FDIC chair needs to go now
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is calling on the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to immediately resign. The agency protects depositors from losses if a bank or savings and […]
Lewis & Clark Receives Additional Funds
The Bureau of Reclamation announced today the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System (L&C) will receive an additional $10 million in FY24 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). This is […]
The Catholic Eucharistic Pilgrimage to make stops in Iowa
A procession that’s part of a Catholic National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will pass through Iowa with stops at churches in the Des Moines Diocese. Father Jacob Epstein of the Corpus Christi […]
Weather remains in a broad range from north to south across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, locally heavy showers north of a stationary front are sweeping across South Dakota, Minnesota, and northern portions of Nebraska and Iowa. In contrast, the heat wave […]
