State biofuels mandate gets first airing in Iowa legislature
Feb 18, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Governor Kim Reynolds says it’s time for an ethanol mandate in Iowa, to boost an industry battered by the EPA’s resistance to the federal ethanol production mandate. “It’s such an important industry…
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Police ID man killed & suspect in pork plant stabbing
Feb 18, 2021
Police have identified a man killed and a suspect who was arrested in a stabbing at a northern Iowa pork processing plant. Wayne Smith, 50, of Fort Dodge, was the man stabbed to death, and…
Reynolds cancels plan for Microsoft-based vaccine registration
Feb 18, 2021
Within days of abandoning a plan to hire a private company to establish a statewide call center to help residents set up coronavirus vaccine appointments, Iowa officials on Wednesday said they have cancelled a deal…
Eric Church Shares Behind-The-Scenes From "Heart & Soul"
Feb 18, 2021
Eric Church is releasing the three-album project, Heart & Soul” this spring, and now he’s giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the records. For the project, Eric brought his producer, band and…
100 million Americans brace for more cold, ice and snow
Feb 17, 2021
By PAUL J. WEBER and JILL BLEED AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Winter weather that has overwhelmed power grids unprepared for climate change and left millions without electricity in record-breaking cold kept its grip on the…
More Iowans vaccinated despite winter weather
Feb 17, 2021
Iowa continued to see thousands of people vaccinated this week, despite a weather system that brought snow and frigid temperatures to the state. The Iowa Department of Public Health reported Tuesday that more than 245,800…
Reynolds issues proclamation easing fuel hauling rules
Feb 17, 2021
Iowa’s Governor has signed a proclamation to ease transport rules for those hauling motor and heating fuels as a deep freeze across the Midwest sends demand for — and the cost of — those fuels…
Watchdog group files lawsuit against group backing Senator Ernst
Feb 17, 2021
An election watchdog group has filed a federal lawsuit that claims an Iowa-based nonprofit organization violated election laws by failing to register as a political committee that spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to support…
Spoiler Alert: Reba McEntire Makes Cameo In New Kristen Wiig Film
Feb 17, 2021
Comedy fans who check out Kristen Wiig’s new movie “Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar” will be surprised to see a cameo by Reba McEntire. The singer turns up as Trish, the gal…
Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks as stockpiles swell
Feb 16, 2021
By JASON DEAREN, JULIET LINDERMAN and MARTHA MENDOZA AP - Mike Bowen’s warehouse outside Fort Worth, Texas, was piled high with cases of medical-grade N95 face masks. His company, Prestige Ameritech, can churn out 1…