Iowa State Fair dairy show a go, other dairy cattle activities may be limited
Jul 03, 2024
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons says there will be a dairy cattle show at next month’s fair, but other activities involving dairy cattle may be changed or cancelled…
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Spring of 2024 was Iowa’s eighth wettest
Jul 02, 2024
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) State Climatologist Justin Glisan says the spring of 2024 has been the eighth wettest spring in Iowa since 1872 — the first year weather records were kept for the…
Both sides react to the Iowa Supreme Court ruling on abortion
Jul 01, 2024
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) Iowa’s Catholic bishops say they celebrate that the Iowa Supreme Court has recognized there’s no right to an abortion in the Iowa Constitution. Their written statement was issued this morning,…
State fire deaths right about average midway through the year
Jun 28, 2024
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) State Fire Marshal Dan Wood says there have been 15 fatal fires as we approach the halfway mark of this year. “We have between usually 30 and 40 deaths a…
Fourth of July holiday may bring record number of vacationers
Jun 27, 2024
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) Record numbers of travelers in Iowa and nationwide are expected to venture at least 50 miles from home over the long Independence Day weekend, according to AAA. Brian Ortner, the…
State Ag Department to require Avian Influenza testing before dairy shows
Jun 26, 2024
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) The state Ag Department plans to require Avian Influenza tests for dairy cattle before shows. The order goes into effect on July 1st and will require dairy exhibitors to complete…
Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report
Jun 25, 2024
DES MOINES -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally,…
Flooding in some Iowa locations to surpass 1993 records
Jun 24, 2024
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) National Weather Service forecasters says some river levels in northwest Iowa will crest above levels set during the historic flood of 1993. Shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday hundreds of…
Hot weather can cause deer to be on the move
Jun 21, 2024
By Ellis Codjoe (Radio Iowa) The director of the Wapello County Conservation Board says you may see more deer on and along the roadways in warm weather. Rick Tebbs says deer are like humans and…
You have until July 1st to nominate a State Fair ‘Iowan of the Day’
Jun 20, 2024
By Ethan Hewett (Radio Iowa) The deadline is approaching for nominations for the 2024 Iowan of the Day Awards at the Iowa State Fair. Ten people will be singled out for the title during the…