Extra officers will patrol the highways for the Independence Day holiday
Jun 30, 2022
BY DAR DANIELSON Iowa law enforcement officers are launching a special traffic enforcement program as we approach the holiday weekend. State Trooper Paul Gardner is a public resource officer based in Fort Dodge and says this…
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U.S. Ag Secretary announces funding to make products out of waste
Jun 29, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says universities, farmers and communities with projects that could turn agricultural waste into usable products can apply for new federal grants. Vilsack uses the…
Bomb found in search of vehicle
Jun 29, 2022
Mahaska County Sheriff's Office Press Release On Sunday, June 26th, 2022, at approximately 4:30 am, a Deputy with the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle, near the intersection…
Governor gives ‘Field of Dreams’ TV series $6 million grant
Jun 28, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Governor Kim Reynolds has awarded Universal Television $6 million for the “Field of Dreams” television series that starts filming in Iowa in a few months. In April, Reynolds announced she’d use $100…
Unique exhibit features the work of Van Gogh in Council Bluffs
Jun 27, 2022
BY MATT KELLEY An immersive art exhibit is bringing its global tour to southwest Iowa, showcasing the work of Dutch post-Impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh. The high-tech display features 300 of Van Gogh’s works projected on…
AAA Iowa predicts lots of people traveling for 4th of July
Jun 24, 2022
BY MATT KELLEY Travel industry experts predict the upcoming Fourth of July holiday will be the busiest-ever for travel by car, truck, SUV and van in Iowa and nationwide, despite record or near-record gasoline prices. Meredith…
Iowa man pleads not guilty in deaths of 3,000 feeder hogs
Jun 22, 2022
RANDALIA, Iowa (AP) — A northeast Iowa farmer has pleaded not guilty to neglect charges after more than 3,000 feeder hogs died on his property. Derek David Smith, 41, of Randalia, waived an arraignment and…
Death investigation
Jun 20, 2022
Oskaloosa Police and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are investigating the death of a woman from Newton. The investigation began after 28-year-old Alison Cooper of Newton was taken to Mahaska Health Saturday (6/18), where…
Paraeducators eligible to get teaching degrees
Jun 17, 2022
The $2.3 million state grant awarded to the Oskaloosa School District will allow paraeducators to earn college degrees in teaching. Oskaloosa Superintendent Paula Wright tells us how many paraeducators in Oskaloosa and partnering school districts…
Governor signs bills on unemployment, childcare, George Washington Carver Day
Jun 17, 2022
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Governor Kim Reynolds signed several bills into law today. One shortens the amount of time Iowans can receive unemployment from 26 weeks to 16. It also requires the unemployed to take a…