Iowans should prep their pooches before a night of fireworks
Many Iowans will be celebrating the nation’s independence this weekend by lighting the fuse on fireworks, and those big booms can be confusing and upsetting for some pets. Michelle Casey, […]
New group touts outdoor recreation as key to better health
A new coalition is suggesting time outdoors can be an answer to rising rates of chronic diseases and mental health issues. Chris Perkins is vice president of programs for the […]
Doctor: Fireworks pose very real risk to Iowans’ eyesight
An eye doctor who serves northeast Iowa dreads being on call during the Fourth of July, as she says there’s always a case of someone being blinded by fireworks. Dr. […]
Waukee elementary student wins America 250 contest (audio)
A Waukee elementary student’s poem is one of the winners in the national America 250 contest for describing what America means to her. Radio Iowa’s Dar Danielson explains. Mary […]
America’s founding documents rest on an Iowa-made foundation
Our nation’s three most important and revered documents are enclosed in titanium display cases in the rotunda of the National Archives in Washington, D.C., and they rest on custom-made archival […]
USDA acreage report reflects crop profitability
USDA’s acreage report, released earlier this week, didn’t surprise analysts with more corn, soybean and cotton acres, fewer rice and wheat acres than what was estimated in the USDA’s March […]
Iowa was covered by tall grass prairie in 1776
What was Iowa like when the Declaration of Independence was signed 250 years ago? John Pearson, an ecologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said 28 million acres of […]