Monday's solar eclipse won't be total over Iowa, but still expect a good show
Apr 05, 2024
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) It’s been seven years since a total solar eclipse darkened parts of the Midwest, and although Monday’s event won't be a total eclipse in Iowa, it will be significant for…
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Bumble Bee Atlas Seeks Volunteers to Search for Declining Iowa Bees
Apr 04, 2024
BOONE— A new statewide project is looking for Iowa volunteers to help researchers track and monitor the state’s at-risk bumble bees. The Iowa Bumble Bee Atlas is a collaboration between the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, Iowa…
Annual spring wildlife spotlight survey underway
Apr 03, 2024
DES MOINES -- Staff with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are currently conducting their annual nighttime spring spotlight surveys across the state, collecting information on Iowa’s deer and furbearer populations. The annual survey…
Bill to ban most Iowa building codes that restrict home siding options
Apr 02, 2024
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Republicans in the Iowa legislature have voted to prevent city and county building codes that restrict what kind of siding can be used on the outside of homes. Senator…
2024 Iowa legislature shifts focus to state budget plans
Apr 01, 2024
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Republicans in the Iowa House have released an overall state spending goal for the next budgeting year that’s $82 million higher than Republicans in the Iowa Senate have proposed.…
March rains help improve drought conditions
Mar 29, 2024
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) DNR Hydrologist Tim Hall says the recent snow and rains have helped push back some of the drought conditions in the state. “The statewide average over the last seven days,…
Governor signs AEA overhaul, teacher pay raises into law
Mar 28, 2024
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that raises teacher salaries, increases general state spending for schools and overhauls Iowa’s Area Education Agencies. “Some schools haven’t used…
Iowa’s spring turkey season is right around the corner
Mar 27, 2024
DES MOINES -- Coming off record harvests in 2020 and again in 2023, Iowa’s spring turkey hunters could be living in the “good ol’ days.” And with three straight years of good hatches across much…
Secretary Naig Comments on USDA’s Detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Kansas and Texas Dairy Cattle
Mar 26, 2024
DES MOINES -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the announcement made by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding the detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in dairy cattle in Texas and…
Iowans are offered a refresher course on the weather dangers of springtime
Mar 25, 2024
By Pat Powers (Radio Iowa) This is Severe Weather Awareness Week as Iowans are reminded about some of the risks we may see during springtime, including thunderstorms, floods and tornadoes. Meteorologist Chad Hahn, at the National…