New Iowa law requires radon testing in public school buildings
May 27, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON The governor has signed a bill into law that requires testing for radon gas in public school buildings. The legislation is named in honor of Gail Orcutt, a retired teacher from Pleasant…
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Iowa part of settlement involving mileage claims for Ford pickups
May 26, 2022
BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced Iowa is part of a multistate settlement with Ford Motor Company regarding gas mileage claims for pickups. The settlement came after allegations that Ford…
No moratorium on land seizures in Iowa for carbon pipelines
May 25, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - A temporary moratorium on the use of eminent domain to seize property along carbon pipeline routes passed the House in March, but it was never considered in the Iowa…
Legislature approves $5.5 million budget boost for UI, ISU, UNI
May 24, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Legislators will return to the state capitol today to put the finishing touches on state spending plans for the budgeting year that begins July 1. Republicans who hold majorities…
Wind energy plants in Kansas, Iowa closing, could reopen
May 23, 2022
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — The Siemens Gamesa plants in Hutchinson, Kansas, and Fort Madison, Iowa, will be shut down and most employees will be laid off this summer, company officials said Friday. The company, which…
Avian flu restrictions lifted at poultry operations in three counties
May 20, 2022
BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - The State Agriculture Department announced today that bird flu restrictions have been lifted for three commercial poultry sites in Franklin, Hamilton, and Humboldt County. The Iowa Turkey Federation’s Gretta Irwin…
Senators scuttle proposed moratorium related to carbon pipelines
May 19, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Senators are scrapping a moratorium that would have prevented developers from seeking eminent domain authority to seize property for carbon pipelines before next February. The Iowa House attached the moratorium to…
12,300 Iowans have registered to legally buy medical cannibas
May 17, 2022
New data shows slow but steady growth in the number of Iowans planning to buy products from Iowa’s medical cannabis dispensaries. About half a percent of Iowans who are 21 years of age or older…
Iowa eateries struggle anew with workers, costs in post-COVID world
May 16, 2022
BY MATT KELLEY Many of the challenges Iowa restaurants faced during the pandemic are behind us, but another perfect storm is brewing that’s creating havoc in the food service industry. Jessica Dunker, CEO and president of…
Miller to be tried as adult for murder
May 13, 2022
A second Fairfield teenager accused of killing his high school Spanish teacher will be tried as an adult. Thursday's (5/12) ruling in the case against 16-year-old Willard Miller comes a day after his accused accomplice…