Drought conditions getting worse in the west, could linger
Mar 18, 2022
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR RADIO IOWA - Parts of western Iowa are again in “severe drought” and extremely low soil moisture levels may linger even longer, as the National Climate Prediction Center is now forecasting the…
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Bottle Bill changes and cut in beer tax win GOP backing in Senate panel
Mar 18, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Republicans on an Iowa Senate committee have approved making changes in Iowa’s Bottle Bill — tripling the amount of deposit fees that go to redemption centers that accept empties…
Federal judge finds another Iowa ag-gag law unconstitutional
Mar 18, 2022
By DAVID PITT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has struck down an Iowa law that seeks to stop animal welfare groups from secretly filming livestock abuse, the latest in a decade of…
Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Responds To Dolly Parton; She’s Still On The Ballot
Mar 18, 2022
Dolly Parton recently asked the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame remove her from his year’s ballot, insisting she felt she hadn’t “earned that right” to be considered. Well, the Hall disagrees. The Hall of…
St. Patrick’s Day parades turn pandemic blues Irish green
Mar 17, 2022
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN NEW YORK (AP) — St. Patrick’s Day celebrations across the country are back after a two-year hiatus, including the nation’s largest in New York City, in a sign of growing hope…
Plan proposes moratorium on eminent domain requests for carbon pipelines
Mar 17, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON House Republicans appear poised to vote for a year-long moratorium that would prevent the companies planning to build carbon pipelines from seeking eminent domain to seize property along the pipeline routes. Republican…
Mahaska County Board accepts MCG bid to expand rural broadband
Mar 17, 2022
The Mahaska County Board has accepted a bid from MCG to expand rural broadband service in the county. At a special meeting Wednesday (3/16), the Board of Supervisors accepted MCG’s request for $2 million to…
Coronavirus update
Mar 17, 2022
The number of deaths from coronavirus in Iowa and the number of new positive COVID-19 tests in the state are going down. The Iowa Department of Public Health says in the week that ended Tuesday…
Midland’s First Recording Sessions Were 'Life Changing'
Mar 17, 2022
The guys in Midland had a feeling they’d make great music together from the beginning. They felt their chemistry was so good they decided to take it to the studio to see what would happen. Cameron Duddy says…
Zelenskyy center stage: Facing Congress, pleading for help
Mar 16, 2022
By LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the U.S. Congress, the actor-turned-wartime leader’s latest video speech as he uses the West’s great legislative bodies as a global stage to orchestrate support against Russia’s…