DPS: Iowans Support Hands-Free Legislation
Aug 29, 2023
DES MOINES -- During this year’s Iowa State Fair, the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau partnered with the Iowa State Patrol to survey fair goers about mobile device and seat belt use in vehicles. Iowans from…
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USDA Updates Livestock Disaster Payment Rate to Assist Producers Hard-Hit by Heat and Humidity
Aug 28, 2023
WASHINGTON -- The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced today it is updating the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) payment rate to support livestock producers in the Midwest who have lost cattle to the extreme heat and humidity experienced this summer. To…
Attorney General Bird Announces Iowa will Receive more than $171 Million in Additional Payments from Tobacco Manufacturers
Aug 24, 2023
DES MOINES -- Today, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced that she has reached a settlement agreement with Tobacco Manufacturers that will result in the State of Iowa receiving extra payments of more than $171…
2023 Iowa State Fair second in overall attendance
Aug 22, 2023
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) Numbers released from the Iowa State Fair show this year had the second-best attendance ever in its 169 years. This year finished with 1,133,958 people going through the gates as…
Frenzy to hire new Iowa teachers is lessening this year
Aug 21, 2023
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) As many Iowa schools start classes this week, the state's teacher shortage may be lessening, according to a source at the University of Iowa's College of Education. Professor Mark McDermott,…
Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Unchanged in July
Aug 18, 2023
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 2.7 percent in July but remains down from 2.8 percent one year ago. The state’s labor force added 2,700 new workers in July,…
Lawmakers suggest new rules for Iowa Veterans Fund grants
Aug 17, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) A group of lawmakers is recommending that new guidelines be developed for grants from the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund. The grants are for things like car or home repairs…
Iowa Red Cross volunteers helping survivors of Maui fire
Aug 16, 2023
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) More than a half-dozen Iowans are now on the wildfire-ravaged Hawaiian island of Maui, helping survivors there recover from last week’s swift-moving fire. About a hundred people were killed in…
Attorney General Bird Appoints Chief Deputy Leif Olson
Aug 15, 2023
DES MOINES -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced her appointment of Leif Olson as Chief Deputy Attorney General. Olson is a graduate of Trinity University and the University of Chicago School of Law.…
Iowa State Fair’s Big Pumpkin is a 1,221 pounder
Aug 14, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The winner of the Iowa State Fair’s Big Pumpkin contest is more than 200 pounds heavier than the pig that was crowned as the fair’s Big Boar. Kids, and…