Trucking company leader, philanthropist John Ruan III has died
Sep 13, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON A Des Moines businessman and philanthropist who has been chairman of the Des Moines-based World Food Prize Foundation has died at the age of 78 after a long illness. For more than…
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Teaching about 9/11 to students who weren’t born in 2001
Sep 13, 2021
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Events were held throughout Iowa to mark the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. While many have vivid memories of that day, it’s all history to students in elementary and high…
Parenting Has Given Thomas Rhett Some Album Ideas
Sep 13, 2021
Thomas Rhett is a dad of three girls, with another one on the way, so he knows a thing or two about parenting at this point. And it looks like he’s contemplating channeling it into his…
From 9/11's ashes, a new world took shape. It did not last.
Sep 10, 2021
By CALVIN WOODWARD, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and DAVID RISING In the ghastly rubble of ground zero’s fallen towers 20 years ago, Hour Zero arrived, a chance to start anew. World affairs reordered abruptly on that morning…
Iowa to use COVID relief funds for ad campaign
Sep 10, 2021
Iowa will use federal coronavirus relief funds to pay for a $3.7 million national ad campaign that promotes the state as a destination for visitors and workers, an agency spokeswoman said Thursday. The 30-second ad is part…
Highway 23 detour starts Monday
Sep 10, 2021
A reminder that starting Monday (9/13) there will be a detour on Highway 23 in Oskaloosa in order to make repairs at the railroad crossing where the highway curves near 17th Avenue East. Starting at the…
Iowa judge considers whether to halt state ban on mask mandates
Sep 10, 2021
Iowa Republican legislators and the governor prohibited mask mandates in schools for purely political reasons to appease complaining constituents, a lawyer representing a mother and her sons argued Thursday. “The popularity of the governor and…
Nominees For The 55th Annual CMA Awards Are Here
Sep 10, 2021
Nominees for the 55th Annual CMA Awards were announced yesterday, with Eric Church and Chris Stapleton tied for the most nominations with five a piece, and Gabby Barrett, the most nominated female artist, with four nods. Other multiple nominees include Brothers Osborne, Kane…
Xavior Harrelson update
Sep 09, 2021
There could be a new lead in the disappearance of Xavior Harrelson. He’s the 11-year-old boy from Montezuma who disappeared May 27 near his home. Mitch Mortvedt is with the Iowa Department of Public Safety.…
Remembering a family member who died on 9/11
Sep 09, 2021
9/11 is a sad day in American history. Especially to those who lost a family member in the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, as well as Flight 93 that crashed in Pennsylvania. …