Restaurants looking to add back workers as vaccination moves forward
Mar 29, 2021
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR RADIO IOWA - Iowa’s unemployment rate is again near where it was before the pandemic hit more than a year ago, but the state’s leisure and hospitality industry now employs 25,000 fewer…
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Dialing rules changing for two areas codes in Iowa
Mar 29, 2021
BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - A change is coming for virtually everyone living in Iowa’s 3-1-9 and 5-1-5 area codes. This fall, everyone in those area codes will have to start dialing all 10 digits…
Miranda Lambert, Eric Church & More Drop New Songs
Mar 29, 2021
It was another great weekend of music for Country fans with several artists dropping brand new songs for them to enjoy. Miranda Lambert shared another new song from her upcoming album “The Marfa Tapes,” with…
Tornado outbreak rips across Deep South; at least 5 dead
Mar 26, 2021
By BUTCH DILL and ANILA YOGANATHAN OHATCHEE, Ala. (AP) — Tornadoes and severe storms tore through the Deep South, killing at least five people as strong winds splintered trees, wrecked homes and downed power lines.…
Inmate accused of Anamosa prison murders had troubled history in Woodbury County
Mar 26, 2021
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR The two prisoners charged in the murders of a nurse and guard at the Anamosa State Prison were both formerly held in the Woodbury County Jail. Twenty-eight-year-old Michael Dutcher of Sioux City,…
California company buys Pizza Huts in 24 Iowa towns
Mar 26, 2021
BY DAR DANIELSON A San Francisco company is purchasing Pizza Hut restaurants in 24 Iowa locations. The Flynn Restaurant Group says the Iowa restaurants are part of the 937 Pizza Hut and 194 Wendy’s locations throughout…
Handful of Democrats join GOP in passing wide-ranging education bill
Mar 26, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The Iowa House has approved changes in how schools may use state funding for the Teacher Leadership and Compensation program. Republican Representative Holly Brink of Oskaloosa said not every…
Kenny Chesney Releasing Deluxe Version Of "Here And Now"
Mar 26, 2021
Kenny Chesney is giving fans some more new music. The singer just announced he’ll release a deluxe version of his latest record, “Here and Now,” on May 7th. The new release will feature the original…
Amid growing challenges, Biden to hold 1st news conference
Mar 25, 2021
By JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden held off on holding his first news conference so he could use it to celebrate passage of a defining legislative achievement, his giant COVID-19…
Governor reviewing proposed changes in Iowa gun law
Mar 25, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Governor Kim Reynolds is reviewing legislation that would make state permits to buy handguns or carry a concealed weapon an option rather than a requirement. “I’m waiting for that to come to…