Certified enrollment for 2024-25 holds steady; 27,866 students participating in the ESA program
Jan 20, 2025
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Education released 2024 fall certified enrollment numbers for public school districts and accredited nonpublic schools as well as open enrollment numbers and participants in the Students First Education…
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Iowa Pork study: Hog industry was worth $15B last year, 120K jobs
Jan 17, 2025
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) A new study from the Iowa Pork Producers Association finds the hog industry contributed more than $15-billion to Iowa’s economy last year. Association spokesman Kevin Hall says the study, which is done…
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Advises Keeping Pets Away from Sick or Deceased Wild Birds
Jan 16, 2025
DES MOINES -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is advising Iowa pet owners to keep their cats and dogs away from sick or deceased wild birds and animals. Pet owners should also…
Weekly Fuel Report
Jan 15, 2025
DES MOINES -- The price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 3 cents, averaging $2.88 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the West Texas…
Des Moines Airport sets its second straight record for passenger numbers
Jan 14, 2025
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) The number of people flying out of the state’s busiest airport went up again last year after cracking the three-million passenger mark for the first time in 2023. Airport spokesperson…
Property tax limits top GOP priority for ’25 Iowa legislative session
Jan 13, 2025
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The 2025 Iowa legislature convenes later this morning and Republican lawmakers say setting new limits on property taxes is their top priority. House Speaker Pat Grassley, a Republican from…
Water Summary Update: 2024 Drought conditions return to normal with above-average rainfall
Jan 10, 2025
DES MOINES – After several consecutive dry years, above-average rainfall in 2024 improved drought conditions across the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update. Iowa ended the year with a statewide average total of…
Weekly Fuel Report
Jan 09, 2025
DES MOINES -- The price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 15 cents, averaging $2.91 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the West Texas…
Iowa’s largest employers bullish about economic prospects in 2025
Jan 08, 2025
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The latest Iowa Business Council survey finds “a significant increase in optimism” about the economy among some of the state’s largest employers. The council represents 21 Iowa-based companies that…
UIHC acquires Mission Cancer + Blood network in Iowa
Jan 07, 2025
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) A statewide network of over 20 clinics that had operated under the name “Mission Cancer + Blood” is now part of University of Iowa Health Care. Nineteen doctors and…