Storms bring Iowa at least 5 tornadoes, 1 death, damage in all 99 counties
Dec 16, 2021
BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - Last night’s powerful storm spun off multiple tornadoes in Iowa, while straight line winds exceeded 80 miles an hour. There are dozens of reports of structural and tree damage —…
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Farm land values in Iowa rising
Dec 15, 2021
Iowa farmland values jumped 29% this year to an average statewide cost of $9,751 per acre, the highest such value recorded by Iowa State University since it began its survey in 1941. The nominal land…
Iowa’s governor to pursue ‘significant tax cuts’ in 2022
Dec 14, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The governor’s budget director says there’s likely to be more than $2 billion in the state’s Taxpayer Relief Fund by this summer. There’s more than a billion dollars in…
Rep. Hite to run for re-election
Dec 13, 2021
State Representative Dustin Hite of New Sharon announced Friday (12/10) he will run for re-election in 2022. While he will be running to serve in a new district, thanks to redistricting, Hite tells the No…
Omicron case confirmed in Black Hawk County
Dec 10, 2021
Iowa health officials have confirmed the first case of the omicron coronavirus variant in the state. The Iowa Department of Public Health said Thursday (12/9) that the case was detected in a sample at the…
Covid patient count in Iowa hospitals hits another 2021 record
Dec 09, 2021
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR The Covid patient count in Iowa hospitals has reached 777, another record high for 2021. It’s a 7% increase since last Wednesday. “We continue to struggle, as many hospitals in Iowa have…
Job fair in Newton for TPI Composites employees
Dec 08, 2021
Iowa Workforce Development is hosting a job fair in Newton on Thursday (12/9) and Friday (12/10) for the more than 700 employees of T-P-I Composites who will be out of work at the end of…
Arrest in string of Des Moines arson fires
Dec 07, 2021
Police in Des Moines say they've arrested a man suspected in a string of overnight arson fires involving half a dozen vehicles that also damaged at least two homes. Police say in a news release…
Law enforcement cleared in fatal Centerville shooting
Dec 06, 2021
The three law enforcement officers involved in a fatal shooting near Centerville last month have been cleared of wrongdoing. Centerville Police Officers Jacob Downs and Graffe Holmes and Appanoose County Sheriff’s Deputy Gary “Allen” Buckalew…
Supply chain issues, COVID continue drag on Midwest economy
Dec 03, 2021
BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - After another year filled with supply chain troubles and global health concerns, the economic outlook for 2022 in Iowa and for the Midwest isn’t rosy, according to Creighton University economist…