Frenzy to hire new Iowa teachers is lessening this year
Aug 21, 2023
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) As many Iowa schools start classes this week, the state's teacher shortage may be lessening, according to a source at the University of Iowa's College of Education. Professor Mark McDermott,…
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Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Unchanged in July
Aug 18, 2023
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 2.7 percent in July but remains down from 2.8 percent one year ago. The state’s labor force added 2,700 new workers in July,…
Lawmakers suggest new rules for Iowa Veterans Fund grants
Aug 17, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) A group of lawmakers is recommending that new guidelines be developed for grants from the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund. The grants are for things like car or home repairs…
Iowa Red Cross volunteers helping survivors of Maui fire
Aug 16, 2023
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) More than a half-dozen Iowans are now on the wildfire-ravaged Hawaiian island of Maui, helping survivors there recover from last week’s swift-moving fire. About a hundred people were killed in…
Attorney General Bird Appoints Chief Deputy Leif Olson
Aug 15, 2023
DES MOINES -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced her appointment of Leif Olson as Chief Deputy Attorney General. Olson is a graduate of Trinity University and the University of Chicago School of Law.…
Iowa State Fair’s Big Pumpkin is a 1,221 pounder
Aug 14, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The winner of the Iowa State Fair’s Big Pumpkin contest is more than 200 pounds heavier than the pig that was crowned as the fair’s Big Boar. Kids, and…
Hart says Iowa Democrats undecided about Caucus date
Aug 11, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Iowa Democratic Party chair Rita Hart says Democrats have not yet decided whether to hold their Caucuses on the same night as Iowa Republicans. The Iowa G-O-P announced in…
Iowa Secretary of State Encourages Iowa State Fairgoers to Participate in Presidential Straw Poll
Aug 10, 2023
DES MOINES – Iowa State Fairgoers will once again be able to vote for their preferred presidential candidate in the Iowa Secretary of State’s State Fair Straw Poll. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate today…
Gas prices continue rising, but drop could be coming as temperatures cool
Aug 09, 2023
By Pat Powers (Radio Iowa) Gasoline prices rose almost 50 cents a gallon in Iowa in the past month, and they’re still climbing. Brian Ortner, spokesman for AAA Iowa, says prices should start to level…
Students First ESA applications approved in 96 of Iowa’s 99 counties
Aug 08, 2023
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Education today announced that 18,627 Students First education savings accounts (ESAs) have been approved as of August 4. Less than 1,000 applications remain in review while parents or…