Record dry September conditions not expected to change for awhile
State climatologist Justin Glisan confirms September is at the top of the record list after recording just seven-tenths of an inch of precipitation. “If you look at the average that […]
Iowa will have *no* wind chill warnings next winter
Iowans will hear some new terminology when the winds of winter start to blow. National Weather Service meteorologist Chad Hahn says the agency is abandoning a few familiar terms in […]
Iowa will have no wind chill warnings next winter
Iowans will hear some new terminology when the winds of winter start to blow. National Weather Service meteorologist Chad Hahn says the agency is abandoning a few familiar terms in […]
Rural Iowa grocery stores have about 3 weeks to apply for $25,000 grants
The deadline is later this month for grocery stores and small food processors in rural Iowa to apply for large state grants to help make themselves more marketable to consumers. […]
$165 million investment fund established for 51 SW Iowa communities
A foundation based in Council Bluffs is creating a 165 MILLION dollar investment fund for more than four dozen southwest Iowa communities. Steve Wild of Missouri Valley, president of the […]
A majority of requests for speed cameras are denied by DOT
The Iowa Department of Transportation has released its review of speed cameras under new rules created by the state legislature. Cities and counties had to apply to the DOT and […]
Iowan who co-starred in ‘American Pickers’ has died at age 58
An Iowan who became a reality TV star on the hit show “American Pickers” has died. Fifty-eight-year-old Frank Fritz, a Davenport native, died last night according to the administrator of […]
Survey: Midwest economy is slumping, Iowa’s economy is worse
Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss says the Midwestern agricultural sector is now in a “significant recession,” and the region’s economic picture is lagging. Creighton’s monthly survey of business leaders […]
Iowa’s major party leaders tout tonight’s VP debate
The leaders of both of Iowa’s major political parties say tonight’s debate between vice presidential candidates J-D Vance and Tim Walz is an important milestone in the 2024 campaign. Iowa […]
Drought leaves state with high nitrate concentrations
Rainfall in the spring and early summer briefly relieved drought in the Corn Belt but it also contributed to elevated nitrate concentrations in many of the region’s waterways. During dry […]