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…
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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…
Iowa’s Labor Force Participation Rate Increases to 66.3 Percent in November
Dec 20, 2024
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 3.1 percent in November, and the state’s labor force participation rate rose to 66.3 percent amid a strong influx of new workers. Meanwhile, the…
Weekly Fuel Report
Dec 19, 2024
DES MOINES -- The price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 4 cents, averaging $2.74 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the West Texas…
Iowa farmland values drop for first time in 5 years
Dec 18, 2024
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) The Iowa State University farmland survey shows the upward run of land prices stalled out this year. ISU extension economist Rabail Chandio revealed the 2024 survey results today.. “This year…
Governor Reynolds chooses State Senator Cournoyer as Lt. Governor
Dec 17, 2024
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Governor Kim Reynolds has chosen a state senator from Le Claire to be her lieutenant governor. “She takes responsibility, she gets her hands dirty and she does the work,”…
Resurgence of avian influenza in wild birds
Dec 16, 2024
DES MOINES -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and its federal partners have been monitoring for the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Iowa’s wild birds since early 2022. After nearly a year without…
Officials say Iowa tax receipts to be $1 billion lower, due to tax cuts
Dec 13, 2024
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The governor’s top budget advisor and two other officials agree state tax collections during the next state budgeting year will drop $67 million more than they predicted two months…