WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT
Dec 28, 2021
A winter weather advisory has been issued for parts of central and east central Iowa, including much of the Des Moines metro area from 6 AM to 11 AM CST this morning. Expect mixed precipitation…
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Ottumwa Holiday Tree Collection 2022
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Ottumwa residents wishing to dispose of live Christmas trees can leave them on the curb for regular weekly bulky item collection in the month of January. The trees are recycled into mulch and must be…
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New space telescope should allow for deeper gaze into the galaxies
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BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR A University of Iowa researcher is eager to see what NASA’s newest telescope is able to find at the edges of the universe. The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled for launch…