STATE NEWS

Survey: Iowa, Nebraska non-profits struggle to lower 29% turnover rate

By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) A new report shows non-profit organizations across the region are facing severe workforce shortages, and potential solutions revolve around boosting salaries and benefits. Anne Hindery is CEO of the Omaha-based Nonprofit Association of…
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Iowans react to Biden’s decision to end his bid for reelection

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Nearly 50 Iowans who’re Democratic National Convention delegates will soon be called upon to pick a new nominee after President Biden’s exit from the 2024 race. Iowa Democratic Party…
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Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Remains at 2.8 Percent for Third Straight Month

DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8 percent in June, unchanged since April and 0.1 percent lower than one year ago. The state’s labor force participation rate decreased to 66.5 percent from…
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Iowans in 14 counties may be eligible for FEMA’s Temporary Housing Assistance

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Federal officials have approved Governor Kim Reynolds’ request that Iowans in 14 counties who cannot live in their own homes due to flood or tornado damage may apply for…
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Learn to Hunt program opens registration for waterfowl course

DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook waterfowl to women who have little to no waterfowl hunting experience.…
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Weekly Crop Progress and Condition Report

DES MOINES -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally,…
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Naig says USDA ‘strike team’ research may yield bird flu clues

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says USDA scientists have collected data from Iowa and are working to understand how bird flu has moved to infect dairy cows as…
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Water Summary Update: June brings historic rainfall to northwest Iowa

DES MOINES – Some areas of northwest Iowa received more than half a year's worth of rain during the final week of June, leading to significant flooding conditions, according to the latest Water Summary Update.…
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DOT reports 49 highways closed by flooding down to 3

By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) The director of the Iowa DOT gave the state Transportation Commission an update on flood recovery efforts during their meeting Tuesday. Director Scott Marler says one of the big jobs…
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Learn to Hunt program opens registration for beginner fur harvesting workshops

DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to trap furbearers to people with little to no trapping experience. The workshop will feature knowledge and…
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