Governor making counter offer to revive her private school scholarship plan
Feb 21, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The governor’s plan to provide state scholarships to parents who start sending their kids to a private school is being changed to try to find more votes. Rural lawmakers…
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Biden-Putin summit discussed but fears of Ukraine war remain
Feb 21, 2022
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU and LORNE COOK MOSCOW (AP) — The U.S. and Russian presidents tentatively agreed to meet in a last-ditch effort to stave off a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, even as sustained…
2021 Iowa law cracking down on protests would apply to trucker blockades
Feb 21, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Governor Kim Reynolds says people involved in blockades and occupations like the one that’s been going on in Canada would be quickly arrested if that happened in Iowa, but…
Winter Weather Advisory Tuesday
Feb 21, 2022
Another mix of wintry weather is headed our way. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory starting at Midnight Tuesday (2/22) until 6pm Tuesday. Total snow accumulation of less than an inch…
Jake Owen Drops New Song 'Fishin’ On A River'
Feb 21, 2022
Jake Owen is out with a new song. The singer just dropped the new tune “Fishin’ On a River,” which was written by David Fanning, Drew Parker and Cole Taylor. “I knew I had to cut this song the…
Canadian police start arresting protesters in Ottawa
Feb 18, 2022
By ROB GILLIES, WILSON RING and ROBERT BUMSTED OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Police began arresting protesters Friday in a bid to break the three-week siege of Canada’s capital by truckers angry over the country’s COVID-19…
Newton bus driver fired, blames CBD oil
Feb 18, 2022
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR A long-time bus driver for the Newton Community School District was recently fired after failing a drug test. Seventy-six-year-old Peg Esperanza says she was shocked and devastated to learn that CBD oil…
Xavier Foster cleared in sexual assault investigation
Feb 18, 2022
Former Oskaloosa and Iowa State basketball player Xavier Foster has been cleared in a sexual assault investigation. Foster was dismissed from the Cyclones last October…and a short time later, it was learned Foster was being…
Work release inmate walks away from Ottumwa facility
Feb 18, 2022
Law enforcement is looking for a man who walked away from work release in Ottumwa. 24-year-old Marquis Bedford did not report back to the Ottumwa Residential facility Wednesday night (2/16). Bedford is a black male,…
Brantley Gilbert Grants Make-A-Wish To 11-Year-Old following Heart Transplant
Feb 18, 2022
Brantley Gilbert just made young fan’s wish come true. An 11-year-old fan named Alirix, who was fighting for her life and had a heart transplant, recently went on TikTok to share how important Brantley’s music has been to…