Statewide Speed Awareness Day is This Wednesday
Jul 24, 2023
DES MOINES -- Iowa’s 2023 daily traffic fatality count is over 20% higher than the 5-year average: an alarming trend. The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau is teaming up with law enforcement to keep drivers and…
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Steamy heat wave due to arrive just in time for RAGBRAI
Jul 21, 2023
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) Those thousands of bicyclists who will trek across Iowa next week will face many challenges, not the least of which will be Iowa’s summer heat. Meteorologist Kristy Carter, at the…
Reynolds’ update on her state gov’t realignment plan
Jul 20, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Governor Kim Reynolds says more than 2600 state employees have transitioned to a different state agency after her state government reorganization plan took effect July 1. The number of…
Researchers Reveal County-Level Alzheimer's Prevalence Estimates
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AMSTERDAM -- The first-ever county-level estimates of the prevalence of people with Alzheimer’s dementia — in all 3,142 United States counties — were released today at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® (AAIC®) 2023, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and…
Judge puts Iowa’s new abortion restrictions on hold
Jul 18, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) A ban on most abortions in Iowa is now on hold. A Polk County district court judge has issued a temporary injunction that blocks enforcement of the abortion restrictions…
Iowa ‘on front row seat’ as ’24 campaign intensifies
Jul 17, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The 2024 Iowa Caucuses are now a little less than six months away and the intensity of the GOP presidential contest is growing. About 2000 evangelical Christians heard from…
Governor plans to sign bill banning most abortions today
Jul 14, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Governor Kim Reynolds plans to sign a bill into law at 2:15 this afternoon that will ban most abortions in Iowa. There’ll be a court hearing less than an…
Caitlin Clark, Jack Trice, Kurt Warner to join the butter cow at the Iowa State Fair
Jul 13, 2023
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) Athletes from the three state colleges in Iowa will be the companion sculptures to the Iowa State Fair butter cow this year. Fair spokesperson Mindy Williamson says the three have…
Iowa legislature passes ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban, governor to sign it Friday
Jul 12, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) After a 15 hour “special session” at the statehouse, the Republican-led legislature has passed a ban on most abortions in Iowa. The bill is almost identical to one Governor…
Iowa legislature poised to pass ‘fetal heartbeat’ bill again
Jul 11, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) A special legislative session will get underway this morning at the state Capitol and Republican lawmakers plan to pass a bill to ban abortions after fetal activity can be…