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Water Summary Update: June brings historic rainfall to northwest Iowa

DES MOINES – Some areas of northwest Iowa received more than half a year's worth of rain during the final week of June, leading to significant flooding conditions, according to the latest Water Summary Update.…
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DOT reports 49 highways closed by flooding down to 3

By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) The director of the Iowa DOT gave the state Transportation Commission an update on flood recovery efforts during their meeting Tuesday. Director Scott Marler says one of the big jobs…
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Learn to Hunt program opens registration for beginner fur harvesting workshops

DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to trap furbearers to people with little to no trapping experience. The workshop will feature knowledge and…
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State regulators to discuss timeline for new gambling license consideration

By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) The state Racing and Gaming Commission plans to hold a meeting Friday to work out a timeline for dealing with requests for a new gambling license. They discussed the issue…
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National Guard helps haul away flood debris

By Woody Gottburg (Radio Iowa) Members of the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Refueling Wing in Sioux City have been helping residents in western Iowa remove flood debris. Major Daniel Ress says they have the…
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Department of Revenue, Alcoholic Beverages Division websites to change

By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) Some changes are coming to the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (ABD) and Department of Revenue websites as part of the state reorganizations. Department of Revenue director, Mary Mosiman says the…
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Iowa State Fair dairy show a go, other dairy cattle activities may be limited

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

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…
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Both sides react to the Iowa Supreme Court ruling on abortion

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,…
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State fire deaths right about average midway through the year

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…
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