House votes for 3% hike in per pupil spending for Iowa schools
Feb 23, 2024
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Republicans in the Iowa House have voted to provide a 3% boost in per pupil state funding for public schools in the next academic year, as well as a…
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Eager paddlers encouraged to wait for warmer water
Feb 22, 2024
DES MOINES -- The weather is starting to feel like spring, but water temperatures are still dangerously cold. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recommends that paddlers wait for consistent warm weather to allow…
Report: Cancer cases are rising in Iowa while cancer deaths fall
Feb 21, 2024
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) A new report estimates 21,000 Iowans will be diagnosed with cancer this year, an increase from last year, while the projected number of Iowans who will die from cancer this…
U.S.D.A. says Iowa needs to speed up processing of SNAP benefits
Feb 20, 2024
By Natalie Krebs (Radio Iowa) The federal government says Iowa isn’t processing food assistance applications fast enough. U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack sent Governor Kim Reynolds and 43 other states letters urging them to improve…
February on pace to be the warmest ever on record
Feb 19, 2024
By Pat Powers (Radio Iowa) State Climatologist, Justin Glisan, says Iowa is on pace to have the warmest February on record. “It’s the warmest February to the 16th on record with 152 years of records…
Iowa betting on Super Bowl breaks last year’s record
Feb 16, 2024
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) Iowa Gaming Association CEO Wes Ehrecke says there was a record amount of money bet on the Super Bowl at state sports books this year. ‘Last year was $19.257 million…
Record number of people traveled from Iowa airports in 2023
Feb 15, 2024
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) Travel by planes and automobiles was up across Iowa in 2023. DOT spokesperson Stuart Anderson says airplane travel led the way. “We did end 2023 setting a record for passenger…
DOT saw more than 32 million clicks on road conditions site during January double blizzards
Feb 14, 2024
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) The director of the Iowa Department of Transportation says it took millions of dollars to clear the roadways from the double dip of blizzards in early January. Director Scott Marler…
House GOP bill lets staff carry weapons on school grounds
Feb 13, 2024
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) In response to last month’s school shooting in Perry, Republicans in the Iowa House are proposing that Iowa school or college employees with professional gun permits be allowed to…
New administrator named to oversee state gambling regulation
Feb 12, 2024
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission today chose Tina Eick to become the new administrator of the organization. Eick has been the deputy director and was named the interim administrator…