State regulators to discuss timeline for new gambling license consideration
Jul 09, 2024
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) The state Racing and Gaming Commission plans to hold a meeting Friday to work out a timeline for dealing with requests for a new gambling license. They discussed the issue…
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National Guard helps haul away flood debris
Jul 08, 2024
By Woody Gottburg (Radio Iowa) Members of the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Refueling Wing in Sioux City have been helping residents in western Iowa remove flood debris. Major Daniel Ress says they have the…
Department of Revenue, Alcoholic Beverages Division websites to change
Jul 05, 2024
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) Some changes are coming to the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (ABD) and Department of Revenue websites as part of the state reorganizations. Department of Revenue director, Mary Mosiman says the…
Iowa State Fair dairy show a go, other dairy cattle activities may be limited
Jul 03, 2024
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons says there will be a dairy cattle show at next month’s fair, but other activities involving dairy cattle may be changed or cancelled…
Spring of 2024 was Iowa’s eighth wettest
Jul 02, 2024
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) State Climatologist Justin Glisan says the spring of 2024 has been the eighth wettest spring in Iowa since 1872 — the first year weather records were kept for the…
Both sides react to the Iowa Supreme Court ruling on abortion
Jul 01, 2024
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) Iowa’s Catholic bishops say they celebrate that the Iowa Supreme Court has recognized there’s no right to an abortion in the Iowa Constitution. Their written statement was issued this morning,…
State fire deaths right about average midway through the year
Jun 28, 2024
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) State Fire Marshal Dan Wood says there have been 15 fatal fires as we approach the halfway mark of this year. “We have between usually 30 and 40 deaths a…
Fourth of July holiday may bring record number of vacationers
Jun 27, 2024
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) Record numbers of travelers in Iowa and nationwide are expected to venture at least 50 miles from home over the long Independence Day weekend, according to AAA. Brian Ortner, the…
State Ag Department to require Avian Influenza testing before dairy shows
Jun 26, 2024
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) The state Ag Department plans to require Avian Influenza tests for dairy cattle before shows. The order goes into effect on July 1st and will require dairy exhibitors to complete…
Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report
Jun 25, 2024
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,…