State troopers launch new crackdown on dangerous drivers
Jun 08, 2021
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Another Special Traffic Enforcement Project (STEP) begins Wednesday focused on impaired drivers. Iowa State Patrol Trooper Ryan DeVault says the upcoming four-day STEP time frame was identified by the Fatality Reduction Task…
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Bahena Rivera mistrial request denied
Jun 07, 2021
A request for a mistrial in Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s murder trial has been denied. You’ll remember on May 28, Bahena Rivera was found guilty of first degree murder in the July 2018 death of Mollie…
Paper maps still popular in Iowa
Jun 04, 2021
Even in this age of smartphones and Google maps, the Iowa Department of Transportation is printing more than one-million traditional road maps this year. The full-color map measures 27-by-47 inches and includes 942 incorporated cities…
Reynolds not going to do a lottery as incentive for Covid vaccinations
Jun 03, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA NEWS - Governor Kim Reynolds says the state has made good progress on Covid vaccinations and she has no plan to offer the kind of incentives other states are trying…
Ransomware attack disrupts operations at JBS plants in Ottumwa and Marshalltown
Jun 02, 2021
Some shifts were cancelled at J-B-S meatpacking plants in Marshalltown and Ottumwa Tuesday after a cyberattack on the company. An updated post on the Facebook page for the J-B-S plant in Ottumwa said the company…
Coronavirus update
Jun 01, 2021
Eight people in Iowa have died from coronavirus over the last three days. None of those deaths were in the No Coast Network listening area. The Iowa Department of Public Health says the state’s death…
Popular Iowa State Park Passport program back for second year
May 31, 2021
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR The passport program that offers prizes when you visit state parks is back this year. Iowa Tourism Office spokesperson Jessica O’Riley says they launched the program last year to celebrate the 100th…
Man who left threatening voicemail to Gov. Reynolds pleads guilty to harassment
May 28, 2021
An Iowa man who left a threatening voicemail telling Gov. Kim Reynolds she should be hanged or shot “for treason” for imposing COVID-19 restrictions has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge. Harvey Hunter Jr., 48, pleaded…
Search for missing Montezuma boy
May 28, 2021
Law enforcement is asking for your help to find a missing Montezuma boy. Ten-year-old Xavior Harrelson was last seen around 11am Thursday (5/27) in Montezuma. He was wearing a red t-shirt, blue pajama pants and…
Bahena Rivera murder trial goes to the jury
May 28, 2021
A prosecutor urged jurors Thursday (5/27) to find a farm laborer guilty of first-degree murder in the 2018 abduction and stabbing death of a University of Iowa student who disappeared while out for a run.…