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…
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Hart says Iowa Democrats undecided about Caucus date
Aug 11, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Iowa Democratic Party chair Rita Hart says Democrats have not yet decided whether to hold their Caucuses on the same night as Iowa Republicans. The Iowa G-O-P announced in…
Iowa Secretary of State Encourages Iowa State Fairgoers to Participate in Presidential Straw Poll
Aug 10, 2023
DES MOINES – Iowa State Fairgoers will once again be able to vote for their preferred presidential candidate in the Iowa Secretary of State’s State Fair Straw Poll. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate today…
Gas prices continue rising, but drop could be coming as temperatures cool
Aug 09, 2023
By Pat Powers (Radio Iowa) Gasoline prices rose almost 50 cents a gallon in Iowa in the past month, and they’re still climbing. Brian Ortner, spokesman for AAA Iowa, says prices should start to level…
Students First ESA applications approved in 96 of Iowa’s 99 counties
Aug 08, 2023
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Education today announced that 18,627 Students First education savings accounts (ESAs) have been approved as of August 4. Less than 1,000 applications remain in review while parents or…
Attorney General may endorse a GOP presidential candidate closer to Iowa Caucuses
Aug 07, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will headline a fundraiser this Saturday for Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird. Bird, the first Republican in 40 years to serve as Iowa’s attorney general,…
Water Summary Update: July 2023 - Drought conditions intensify after another dry month
Aug 04, 2023
DES MOINES - The month of July ended in dry conditions, with Iowa receiving 3.10 inches of rain, more than an inch below normal. This marks the fifth month in a row of less than…
Budgets approved for three state universities
Aug 03, 2023
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) The board that governs the three state universities approved budgets for the schools that includes 1.66 Billion dollars in general operating expenses. University of Iowa president Barbara Wilson talked about…
Creighton survey finds Midwest economic slowdown, recession concern
Aug 02, 2023
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) The monthly survey of supply managers in Iowa and eight other Midwestern states shows both the state and regional economies took big falls during July. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss…
One third of Iowa counties rated 'maternity care deserts' by March of Dimes
Aug 01, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) A new report has found 33 Iowa counties are considered maternity care deserts. The report from the March of Dimes defines a maternity care desert as a county with…