Not many changes to Brazil corn, soybean estimates by CONAB
Brazil’s equivalent to the USDA made minor adjustments to its soybean and corn production projections. CONAB now has Brazil’s bean crop at 177.124 million tons, 0.3% below November due to […]
Replacing Iowa Air National Guard’s Sioux City runway included in defense bill
The project to replace the Sioux City runway that’s being used by the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Refueling Wing is included in the defense spending bill the U.S. House […]
Southwest Iowa man dies in rollover crash
One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash early this morning in southwest Iowa’s Adams County. Thirty-seven-year-old Michael Dean Wilson, of Shenandoah, died when the pickup he was driving failed […]
More than 250 ballots in dispute after UnityPoint nurses’ union vote
The results of this week’s vote to unionize by nearly 1,800 nurses at the four UnityPoint hospitals in metro Des Moines are still unclear. Over the past three days, 871 […]
Study: Iowans’ heart attacks are most lethal between Christmas and New Year’s
Research predicts more Iowans will die from heart attacks during the last week of December than any other week of the year. Rob Gavora, chief administrative officer at MercyOne-Iowa Heart […]
New Year brings Trump administration’s farmer aid program, but questions remain
Farmer aid is coming from the Trump administration in the New Year. The USDA released some details about the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program payments this week, but Ben Brown with […]
Iowa air travel continues to be above last year
A spokesman for the Iowa DOT says air travel has been up, while highway travel has remained steady. Stuart Anderson says the latest data shows people are making more visits […]