La Nina strengthens instead of fading, likely bringing hotter, drier summer
Apr 27, 2022
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR The climate-driving weather system known as La Nina may be sticking around still longer, impacting how Iowa’s weather evolves well past summer. Meteorologist Dennis Todey, director of the USDA’s Midwest Climate Hub…
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Marion County Public Health closed
Apr 26, 2022
The Marion County Public Health Department in Knoxville is closed because of construction to the building’s roof and parking lot. The office will be closed until further notice. If you have an appointment scheduled, someone…
Bird flu drives free-range hens indoors to protect poultry
Apr 25, 2022
By DAVID PITT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Is it OK for free-range chickens to not range freely? That’s a question free-range egg producers have been pondering lately as they try to be open about…
Meeting to discuss opposition to liquefied CO2 pipeline
Apr 25, 2022
A meeting was held in Oskaloosa Friday night (4/22) about a proposed pipeline that would carry liquefied carbon dioxide across the state. Carolyn Raffensperger, executive director of the Science and Environmental Health Network, spoke about…
Transportation secretary says Iowa bridge repair a priority for new infrastructure dollars
Apr 22, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The U.S. Transportation Secretary says addressing safety concerns is the highest priority for the $3.9 billion in new federal infrastructure money for Iowa roads, bridges, and airports. Secretary Pete…
Retirement party for Mahaska County jail administrator
Apr 21, 2022
The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office is holding a retirement party Friday (4/22) for jail administrator Larry Septer. Septer began working for the Sheriff’s Office in 1988 and was appointed jail administrator in 1997. The retirement…
Final season of greyhound racing underway
Apr 20, 2022
BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - Greyhound racing in Iowa is starting its final lap. The Iowa Greyhound Park in Dubuque opened for the final time in a season that Racing and Gaming administrator Brian Ohorilko…
2nd suspect arrested in deadly Iowa nightclub shooting
Apr 19, 2022
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A second suspect in a shooting at an Iowa nightclub that killed two people and injured 10 others was arrested Monday in a Chicago suburb, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Dimione Jamal…
Iowa Supreme Court rules Finkenauer’s name may be printed on Primary ballots
Apr 18, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The Iowa Supreme Court has reversed a district court ruling — and U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer’s name will be listed on the June Primary ballot. The Iowa Supreme…
Field of Dreams owners plan huge baseball/softball complex
Apr 15, 2022
DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — The new owners of the “Field of Dreams” site in Iowa plan to use $80 million in private investment to make the popular tourist attraction a destination for youth baseball and…