Heavy rainfall leads to flooding, multiple wastewater bypasses across the state
Oct 02, 2026
STATEWIDE -- Following several days of heavy rainfall across the state, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages Iowans to stay out of streams until the waters recede. Several communities and facilities experiencing flooding…
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Iowa Lottery moving its headquarters to the Hoover Building
Oct 01, 2026
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) Department of Revenue director Mary Mosiman announced at the Lottery Commission meeting today that the Iowa Lottery headquarters is moving from Clive to the state capitol complex. “The Department of…
Iowa’s governor calls legislature back into session Friday, to approve steel mill project incentives
Sep 30, 2026
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Governor Reynolds is calling the legislature back to Des Moines for a special session on Friday, to vote on new incentives for a proposed steel mill in southeast Iowa.…
Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report
Sep 29, 2026
DES MOINES -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally,…
Iowa home sales, median price drop in August, 2026
Sep 28, 2026
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Data from the Iowa Association of Realtors shows home sales in August fell 10.5% compared to July. The median sales price for an Iowa home in August was $267,000.…
Grassley doubts diesel embargo would lead to higher prices
Sep 25, 2026
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Senator Chuck Grassley says he’d vote to temporarily suspend the federal tax on gasoline and diesel to provide relief to farmers and other drivers, but he suggests the oil…
Weekly Fuel Report
Sep 24, 2026
DES MOINES -- The price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 23 cents from last week's price and is currently averaging $4.34 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil…
Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Remains at 3.2 Percent in August
Sep 23, 2026
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 3.2 percent in August, steady for the fourth consecutive month and down from a jobless rate of 3.5 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment…
Study estimates the higher costs to heat Iowa homes this coming winter
Sep 22, 2026
By Meghan McKinney (Radio Iowa) Iowans may face an expensive heating season ahead, as a report projects energy costs will rise an average of a little over eight percent this winter. Lorri Ferris leads the…
Creighton economist says interest rates ‘headed back to normal’ of around 7%
Sep 21, 2026
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says the days of 2% or 3% interest rates on home mortgages are over. “We all have to get used to these higher rates.…