STATE NEWS

BY O. KAY HENDERSON State officials have now confirmed more than 6600 Iowans have died of Covid and the number of Covid patients in Iowa hospitals has ticked up in the past week. Nearly 10,000 Iowans…

The Iowa Legislature has rejected the first set of redistricting maps drawn by a state agency, raising concerns that majority Republicans may opt to insert politics into Iowa’s nonpartisan process. The nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency…

BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Supply chain experts are encouraging you to start your holiday shopping now as the hurdles brought on by the pandemic will be similar to last year, with some new challenges. The chair…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - This is the week Iowans will find out if the first plan for redrawing the boundaries for congressional and legislative districts will become law for the next decade. The…

BY DAR DANIELSON Iowa’s most famous baseball field is getting a new owner. A group lead by Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Thomas announced today it has purchased a controlling interest in the Field of Dreams…

Two people from Mahaska County, two from Wapello County and one from Keokuk County have died from coronavirus over the past week.  The Iowa Department of Public Health reports 80 additional COVID-19 deaths as of…

BY DAR DANIELSON The Iowa Lottery completed a major changeover this past weekend to a new operating system. Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer, says it gives them updated technology. “This is a huge project the lottery only…

BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - Fall is here and the Iowa corn and bean harvest is now underway. The U.S.D.A. crop report says some spotty rains impacted the ability to get into the fields —…

BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR A student who fell from a float during the Westwood Homecoming parade Friday has died from his injuries. School district superintendent Jay Lutt identified the student as 12-year-old Kage McDonald, a junior…

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley announced at 4 o’clock this morning that he is running for re-election. Grassley’s campaign account on Twitter features a GIF of the Senator running, plus…