Property tax limits top GOP priority for ’25 Iowa legislative session
Jan 13, 2025
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The 2025 Iowa legislature convenes later this morning and Republican lawmakers say setting new limits on property taxes is their top priority. House Speaker Pat Grassley, a Republican from…
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Water Summary Update: 2024 Drought conditions return to normal with above-average rainfall
Jan 10, 2025
DES MOINES – After several consecutive dry years, above-average rainfall in 2024 improved drought conditions across the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update. Iowa ended the year with a statewide average total of…
Weekly Fuel Report
Jan 09, 2025
DES MOINES -- The price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 15 cents, averaging $2.91 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the West Texas…
Iowa’s largest employers bullish about economic prospects in 2025
Jan 08, 2025
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The latest Iowa Business Council survey finds “a significant increase in optimism” about the economy among some of the state’s largest employers. The council represents 21 Iowa-based companies that…
UIHC acquires Mission Cancer + Blood network in Iowa
Jan 07, 2025
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) A statewide network of over 20 clinics that had operated under the name “Mission Cancer + Blood” is now part of University of Iowa Health Care. Nineteen doctors and…
Attorney General Bird and Department of Public Safety Warn Public of Rise in “Grandparent Scams”
Jan 06, 2025
DES MOINES -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and the Department of Public Safety are warning Iowans to be aware of a new wave of “grandparent scams.” Several Iowa communities throughout the state have recently…
Iowa blood centers plead for donors following New Orleans attack
Jan 03, 2025
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) Blood from eastern Iowa donors may already be helping survivors to recover from the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans. Amanda Hess, spokeswoman for ImpactLife in Davenport, says they’re part…
Hunting seasons starting to close
Jan 02, 2025
DES MOINES -- Iowa’s pheasant, late muzzleloader and archery deer, and archery fall turkey seasons close on Jan. 10. Squirrel, quail, partridge and grouse remain open until Jan. 31. Furbearer seasons and rabbit season is…
ISU expert explains why we fail at most New Year’s resolutions, and how to succeed
Dec 31, 2024
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) If you’ll be making a New Year’s resolution tomorrow night, you may need to genuinely focus on making the change in order to keep the pledge. Alison Phillips, a psychology…
With regular gun seasons over, deer hunting shifts to late season mode
Dec 30, 2024
DES MOINES -- With the two regular gun seasons now in the books, Iowa’s deer hunting shifts to a more solitary endeavor with the opening of the late muzzleloader season and the reopening of the…