Seven former coal mine sites to be restored by Iowa Ag Department
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says his department is beginning work to restore seven abandoned mine sites in south-central and southeast Iowa. Coal was strip mined from the areas. […]
Radio Iowa High School Football Poll 10/7/24
Class 5A 1. Dowling Catholic (5-1), LW #1 @ Urbandale 2. WDM Valley (5-1), LW #2 vs Waterloo West 3. Bettendorf (6-0), LW #3 @ Davenport Central 4. Pleasant Valley […]
A year after Oct. 7 attacks, Grassley, Ernst join statement supporting Israel
Iowa Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are joining the 46 other Republicans in the U.S. Senate in co-sponsoring a statement of unwavering support of Israel as the country marks […]
Top diplomat from Denmark meets with Iowa’s governor, tours Elk Horn
The Danish Ambassador to the United States visited the western Iowa town of Elk Horn over the weekend. Ambassador Jesper Møller Sørensen, Chief of Mission at the Royal Danish Embassy […]
Iowa lineman buoyed by ‘thank you’ note on his truck amid North Carolina mess
After several days of repairs in Ohio, a team of about 70 Iowa utility workers is now in western North Carolina, helping to restore power to tens of thousands of […]
Texas governor thanks Iowans for border security deployments
Texas Governor Greg Abbott says the Iowa National Guard and state law enforcement officers Iowa’s governor deployed to the southern border earlier this year denied illegal entry to countless migrants. […]
Charles City Chicken plant closes doors
Pure Prairie Poultry in Charles City is closing less than two years after they began operations. In a statement, George Piechel, one of the owners of the plant, said, “While […]
Ryan Melton says policymakers aren’t addressing Iowa’s ‘cancer crisis’
The Democrat running against Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra in Iowa’s fourth congressional district says rank-and-file voters in the district have “massive” public health concerns that aren’t being addressed. Iowa is […]
Convoy of historic military vehicles to trek across Iowa next week
A convoy of U.S. military vehicles will make its way through north-central Iowa next week as part of a 2,500-mile journey. The Military Vehicle Preservation Association is celebrating the 15th […]
Dry conditions get worse, putting stress on rural fire departments
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows nearly all of Iowa in abnormally dry or drought conditions, with portions of Monona and Harrison counties in western Iowa in severe drought. It […]