NEWS

By DÁNICA COTO SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Dorian made a last-minute shift in its path on Tuesday, threatening Puerto Rico with a direct hit as forecasters said it could reach near-hurricane…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON Former Governor Terry Branstad championed statewide standards that overrode local attempts to restrict where livestock confinements may be built, but his successor says she will not propose statewide standards for placement of…

BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - The new edition of the Farmers’ Almanac predicts a freezing, frosty winter is ahead for Iowa and the rest of the Midwest. Sandi Duncan, the publication’s managing editor, says they’re calling for…

Eric Paslay is getting ready to release a live album. “Live In Glasgow,” which is expected out sometime later this year, features ten tracks recorded during his European tour last summer. “The first time I…

By SEAN MURPHY NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma judge on Monday found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state’s opioid crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572 million,…

Woody Gottburg, KSCJ, Sioux City RADIO IOWA - Captain Al Haynes, the pilot of United Airlines flight 232 — which crashed in Sioux City in 1989, has died at the age of 87. Larry Finley,…

By:   Amy Mayer, Iowa Public Radio RADIO IOWA -  Two prominent politicians from opposing parties held an event Monday to call for approval of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement. The new deal would replace the North…

Earlier this year, Forbes named Taylor Swift the highest-paid entertainer of the year, so it’s no surprise that she now also tops the mag’s list of the Highest Paid Women in Music. Taylor, who just…

BY TODD KIMM RADIO IOWA - William Penn coach Todd Hafner says team chemistry is rarely associated with football but it was a factor in a disappointing 2018 season. The Statesmen stumbled to a 2-4 start,…

Miranda Lambert’s upcoming album “Wildcard” featured a collaboration with Maren Morris, “Way Too Pretty For Prison,” and fans don’t have to wait until November 1st when the album drops to hear it. That’s because the…