STATE NEWS

Iowa GOP chair Jeff Kaufmann elected to another two-year term

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Jeff Kaufmann has been re-elected chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa. Kaufmann has been the Iowa GOP’s leader for the past decade. On Friday night, President Trump posted…
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Water Summary Update: Drought conditions remain stable despite below-average rainfall

DES MOINES – Despite below-normal precipitation in January, drought conditions remain stable across the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update. January’s preliminary statewide precipitation was 0.32 inches, or 0.65 inches below normal. January…
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Weekly Fuel Report

DES MOINES -- The price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 2 cents, averaging $2.97 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil fell this week on the West Texas…
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Ice fishing shelters must be removed by Feb. 20

DES MOINES – Ice fishing shelters, left unattended, must be removed from state-owned lands and waters, including parking lots and boat ramps by Feb. 20. Ice fishing shelter owners who camp in a paid campsite…
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January in Iowa was near top ten in least amount of snow

By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) The rumbling sound of snowblowers at work was rare in January. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says there just wasn’t much snow anywhere. “We’re in a snow drought across the state,…
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Sinclair says moratorium on new Iowa casinos a ‘jump ball’ in Senate

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) A five-year moratorium on new state-licensed casinos easily passed the Iowa House yesterday, but Iowa Senate President Amy Sinclair suggests its chances in the Senate are far different. “Honestly,…
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Iowa House, on 68-31 vote, approves moratorium on new casinos

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) A five-year moratorium on new casinos in Iowa has passed the Iowa House this afternoon and the same proposal has been approved by a committee in the Senate. If…
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Weekly Fuel Report

DES MOINES -- The price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 6 cents, averaging $2.95 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil fell this week on the West Texas…
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Use caution on the ice

DES MOINES -- Ice conditions at many Iowa lakes have been changing quickly over the past few days. Those changes are only likely to accelerate with the warm weather forecast for the next week.. This…
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Dozens of Iowa schools see high absence rates due to respiratory infections

By Natalie Krebs (Radio Iowa) State health officials are seeing a significant jump in the number of schools reporting high absence rates due to illness. Iowa Health and Human Services reports a boost statewide in…
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