U.S.D.A. to address anti-competitive practices in ag industry
Jul 12, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The U.S.D.A. will spend half a billion dollars to help establish smaller-scale meat processing plants to compete with the four major corporations that dominate the industry. U.S. Agriculture Secretary…
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Severe drought level expands to more counties
Jul 09, 2021
BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - Recent rains have helped with dry conditions — but they have been spread out and some areas of the state could use much more rain. The Iowa DNR’s Tim Hall…
Vehicle sales in Iowa surpassing pre-pandemic levels
Jul 08, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - New vehicle registrations in Iowa are up 28% in the first six months of this year compared to the first half of last year when the pandemic hit. “We’ve…
New law bans city, county licenses or fees for temp businesses run by kids
Jul 07, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Under a new state law, kids who mow lawns, walk dogs or launch other temporary businesses don’t have to pay any business-related fees to cities or counties. Representative Jon Jacobsen of Council…
11-year-old boy dies on Adventureland boat ride
Jul 06, 2021
The father of an 11-year-old boy who died following an accident on a popular boat ride at an Iowa amusement park said that his son and other family members were trapped by the ride’s seat belts when…
Boat sentenced to life without parole for first degree murder
Jul 02, 2021
Life in prison without the possibility of parole. That sentence handed down Thursday (7/1) to 56-year-old Michelle Boat of Pella in the May 2020 stabbing death of Tracy Mondabough of Ottumwa. Mondabough was the girlfriend of…
State may block sex education from Planned Parenthood
Jul 01, 2021
Iowa’s high court said Wednesday (6/30) that the state may refuse to allow Planned Parenthood to conduct sex education programs funded by federal grants, reversing a judge’s ruling last year that found the law unconstitutional.…
Gun deaths rising in Iowa
Jun 30, 2021
Gun deaths are surging in Iowa as a law is set to go into effect Thursday that will allow people to more easily buy handguns and carry them in public without training or a permit. A record…
Disaster declaration for Wapello, Monroe & Linn Counties
Jun 29, 2021
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster declaration for Wapello, Monroe and Linn Counties after flash flooding last week. People affected by flooding can apply for up to $5000 through the Iowa Individual Assistance…
Biofuels supporters disappointed by court ruling on RFS exemptions
Jun 28, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that now leaves open an option for refineries to apply for blending exemptions for renewable fuels. The executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association,…