Bill barring transgender athletes from Iowa girls sports clears House panel
Feb 15, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - A bill that would limit participation in Iowa girls sports to athletes who have female marked on their birth certificate has cleared the House Education Committee. Representative Skyler Wheeler,…
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2.5% increase on school spending goes to Governor Reynolds
Feb 15, 2022
AP - Republicans in the Iowa Legislature are sending to Governor Kim Reynolds a school funding bill that offers a 2.5% increase from the current year. The Iowa Senate passed the bill Monday (2/14), adopting…
Jason Aldean Announces 'Rock N’ Roll Cowboy' Tour
Feb 15, 2022
Jason Aldean is hitting the road this summer. The singer just announced dates for his new “Rock n’ Roll Cowboy” tour, featuring special guests Gabby Barrett, John Morgan and Dee Jay Silver. “I’m ready to get back out and…
Iowa Senate bill on social studies class about the Bible
Feb 14, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The Iowa Board of Education would be directed to adopt standards for public high school courses on the Bible if a bill that’s cleared initial review in the Senate…
Russian skater can compete, but medal ceremony won’t be held
Feb 14, 2022
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH and GRAHAM DUNBAR BEIJING (AP) — Russian teenager Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the women’s figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics despite failing a pre-Games drug test, setting…
Three treated for carbon monoxide at monster truck rally
Feb 14, 2022
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Three people who were attending a monster truck rally in Waterloo were taken to a hospital Saturday night with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. Waterloo Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Ben Petersen…
Layoffs announced at wind turbine blade factory in southeast Iowa
Feb 14, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - More than 100 workers are being laid off at the Siemens Gamesa plant in Fort Madison that makes wind turbine blades. The CEO of the company’s operations in North…
Thomas Rhett & Joe Nichols Drop New Songs
Feb 14, 2022
Country music fans got some new music this weekend, with Thomas Rhett and Joe Nichols dropping new tracks. Thomas Rhett shared the new single “Us Someday,” from his upcoming album “Where We Started,” which drops…
Mahaska County Board Chairman concerned about TIF takeaway
Feb 11, 2022
Mahaska County Board Chairman Mark Groenendyk spoke at Monday’s (2/7) regular County Board meeting about a bill under consideration in the Iowa House. Groenendyk says House File 2082 will redistribute money from Tax Increment Financing…
Biden to split frozen Afghan funds for 9/11 victims, relief
Feb 11, 2022
By AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to issue an executive order on Friday to move $7 billion of the Afghan central bank’s assets frozen in the U.S. banking system to…