Sen. Grassley saddened by threats of Election Day violence
Election Day is supposed to be about exercising the right to vote, but fears of violence are prompting many communities coast-to-coast to take significant security precautions, including fortifying parts of […]
Episode 33 – S.A.D.
Shannon Van Maanen from Creative Living Center discusses Seasonal Affective Disorder which is usually heard about in the winter but can also occur in the summer.
Largely beneficial rains from the southern Plains to the Great Lakes region
Across the Corn Belt, a storm system crossing the upper Midwest is producing widespread rain and slowing or halting fieldwork. A wide temperature gradient exists across the storm, with Tuesday’s […]
NAIA Football Rankings
Dordt jumped three spots to number 7 in this week’s NAIA football rankings following the Defenders 55-7 route of Briar Cliff on Saturday. Meanwhile, Northwestern fell four rungs to number […]
Casey’s completes buyout of Fikes chain, acquiring 200 stores
An Iowa-based convenience store chain is announcing the closing of a major business deal, its biggest ever. Casey’s General Stores says its buyout of the Fikes Wholesale chain is complete. […]
Precision Conservation Management
For nearly ten years, the Illinois Corn Checkoff has invested in the Precision Conservation Management program to help farmers realize the economics of in-field conservation. In this Managing for Profit, […]
An active and moisture-laden pattern to continue across the Heartland; mild for the season
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures in the West, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail from the Plains to the Atlantic […]
UI to expand mental tele-health services to students statewide
The University of Iowa’s Scanlan Center for School Mental Health is expanding its services to offer psychiatric care to students ages ten and up anywhere in Iowa. UI professor and […]
Agricultural Youth Exchange connecting Kansas State University students with Taiwan
An agricultural youth exchange program at Kansas State University is helping students learn more about global agriculture. Each year, thanks to a partnership between Kansas State University and Taiwan’s National […]
State pays $3.4 million settlement over inadequate care of Glenwood resident
The State Appeals Board has approved a $3.5 million settlement with the mother of a resident at the state-run Glenwood Resource Center who died after inadequate care at the facility. […]
