Iowa food banks brace for demand spike due to SNAP delay
Oct 24, 2025
By Katarina Sostaric (Radio Iowa) Governor Kim Reynolds has directed the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to convene regular meetings with food banks and pantries since federal food assistance for over 130,000 Iowa…
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Weekly Fuel Report
Oct 23, 2025
DES MOINES -- The price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 7 cents from last week's price and is currently averaging $2.81 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose…
Deer movements increase as peak of breeding season nears
Oct 22, 2025
DES MOINES -- Drivers take note, it’s mid-October and deer are on the move. While deer vehicle collisions occur throughout the year, deer movement increases during the breeding season, peaking around the first week of…
School bus safety is the focus across Iowa this week
Oct 21, 2025
By Pat Powers (Radio Iowa) This is National School Bus Safety Awareness week. State Trooper Paul Gardner says drivers need to remember the buses are out there every week day through the school year. “Be…
Iowa DOT getting equipment ready for winter work
Oct 20, 2025
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) October continues to remain unseasonably warm, but the Iowa DOT has started putting snow plows and salt spreaders on some trucks. Winter Operations director Craig Bargfrede says they start their…
Panel predicts Iowa tax revenue to fall 9% in FY26
Oct 17, 2025
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) A state panel is predicting state tax revenue will fall nine percent during the current state budget year compared to the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2025. The…
Weekly Fuel Report
Oct 16, 2025
DES MOINES -- The price of regular unleaded gasoline fell 8 cents from last week's price and is currently averaging $2.74 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil fell…
Iowa’s pheasant season is finally here
Oct 15, 2025
DES MOINES -- The phone calls began as soon as the annual pheasant survey hit the internet. Hunters from around the state and across the Midwest wanted to know “Where’s the best place to hunt?”…
Naig pegs pace of Iowa’s 2025 harvest as near normal
Oct 14, 2025
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The corn and soybean harvest in Iowa is well underway, but since there’s a federal government shutdown, the USDA’s weekly report on Iowa crops wasn’t issued yesterday (Monday), or…
A woman serving as an Iowa sheriff for first time in 104 years
Oct 13, 2025
By Sheila Brummer (Radio Iowa) For the first time in over a century, a woman is serving as a county sheriff in Iowa. The Sac County Board of Supervisors picked Katie Stange to be the…