Candidate forums a staple of Minnesota Farmfest
Political candidate forums are a staple of Farmfest in southwest Minnesota. Coordinator Kent Thiesse says the show has hosted forums every even year since 1990. “And it’s become kind of […]
BASF agronomist gives update on soybean conditions
An agronomist says soybeans conditions have been variable across parts of the Corn Belt. Bill Backhaus with BASF says there’s some concern about disease pressure in Iowa. “With all that […]
Softball All-Staters Announced
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley junior Kavri Van Kekerix and West Lyon junior Jersey Hawf have been named Class 3A softball first team all-state by the Iowa High School Girls Coaches Association. Van […]
Dubuque native, a UI engineering grad, is Boeing’s next CEO
A Dubuque native who led Cedar Rapids based Rockwell Collins for five years will become chief executive of Boeing next week. Robert “Kelly” Ortberg was CEO at Rockwell Collins from […]
Lottery sets record again for sales in latest fiscal year
The Iowa Lottery now has the numbers for the final month of the fiscal year and sales hit a record of nearly $489.9 million dollars. Lottery spokesperson Mary Neubauer says […]
11 months to go before Iowa’s mental health, addiction treatment systems merge
By next July, Iowa’s 13 treatment systems for mental health and the 19 networks that provide treatment for substance abuse and gambling addiction are to be unified and streamlined. The […]
Severe storms continue in parts of the Corn Belt; heat wave continues on parts of the Plains
Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms are active early Wednesday, mainly east of the Mississippi River. Over the last couple of days, the general path of localized wind and […]
More heat and humidity ahead. Could it be Iowa’s hottest day of 2024?
Forecasters say this may be one of Iowa’s hottest days of the year, with high temperatures predicted in the mid to upper 90s, while heat indices may go as high […]
Seasonal heat and rainfall for much of the Heartland; cooler air builds to the north
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for above-normal temperatures nationwide, with the Northwest having the greatest likelihood of experiencing hot weather. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall across most […]
Revenue Committee hears from Gov. Pillen, Nebraska Farm Bureau on property tax relief bill
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen’s property tax reform bill continues to come under fire. The Governor addressed the state’s Revenue Committee Tuesday during a special legislative session that began last week. “This […]
