Vilsack appears to be Biden’s pick to return as ag secretary
Dec 09, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - It appears Tom Vilsack may serve longer as the nation’s ag secretary than he did as Iowa’s governor. Several national media outlets are reporting Vilsack is Joe Biden’s choice…
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Trump honors legendary Iowa wrestler Gable at White House
Dec 08, 2020
By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump presented the nation’s highest civilian honor to Dan Gable, a renowned wrestler and coach from Iowa who won a gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics.…
Weekend coronavirus update
Dec 07, 2020
Three people from Marion County and two from Keokuk County died over the weekend from coronavirus. 79 more Iowans died Saturday and Sunday, (12/5 & 6)bringing the pandemic total to 2682. And another 4238 Iowans…
Ottumwa couple charged in child sexual abuse case
Dec 04, 2020
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR An Ottumwa man and woman face multiple counts of sexual abuse and authorities say the abuse dates back seven years. Forty-nine-year-old Jesse Harnden has been charged with 85 counts of second and…
Hart to seek another recount in second district race
Dec 03, 2020
A Democratic congressional candidate in Iowa who trailed by six votes after a recount said Wednesday she will forgo further legal challenges in the state and instead appeal directly to the U.S. House for review.…
Miller-Meeks on winning Congressional race
Dec 02, 2020
Second District Congresswoman-Elect Mariannette Miller-Meeks is in Washington, getting the orientation that all new members of Congress receive. Miller-Meeks was certified Monday (11/30) as winner of the November election, defeating Rita Hart by six votes. …
Grassley returns to Senate after bout with coronavirus
Dec 01, 2020
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator and third in the line of presidential succession, is back in the Senate on Monday (11/30) after testing positive for coronavirus two weeks ago. Grassley, 87, isolated…
Coronavirus update
Nov 30, 2020
One person from Marion County died from coronavirus over the weekend. 26 deaths were reported over the last two days by the Iowa Department of Public Health…bringing the pandemic total to 2375. Also, 4252 more…
U-I president says ‘hand wringing’ ahead for public universities
Nov 27, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - University of Iowa president Bruce Harreld, preparing to retire next year, predicts the competition among the state’s higher education community for scarce state support will escalate in coming years.…
U of I fraternity suspended for hazing
Nov 25, 2020
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A University of Iowa fraternity has been suspended for hazing, with a report citing verbal abuse and an incident where new members were required to drink dangerously high amounts of…