STATE NEWS

New state campaign to focus on education about fake pills, fentanyl

By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) The state is launching an advertising campaign targeting children, teens and parents to educate them about the deadly dangers of counterfeit pills and fentanyl. State Medical Director Robert Kruse says…
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GOP lawmakers approve governor’s ‘school choice’ plan, Reynolds to sign it into law today

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Most Republicans in the Iowa legislature have voted for Governor Kim Reynolds’ top 2023 priority — a bill that will provide state-funded accounts for the parents of private school…
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Forecaster says El Nino warmth could impact Iowa by end of growing season

By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) Wide sections of Iowa were hit with a whopper winter storm this week that dumped up to ten inches of snow, thanks in part to the La Nina weather pattern…
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Iowa mirrors national trend with more guns found at TSA checkpoints

By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) A spokesperson for the TSA says the number of guns found at Iowa airport security checkpoints was up in 2022. TSA spokesperson, Jessica Mayle says 22 guns were found in…
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Iowa National Guard leader to retire in six weeks

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The Iowa National Guard’s adjutant general is retiring on March 1st. Major General Benjamin Corell has been in the National Guard for 37 years. “My wife has sacrificed much…
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Snow expected to spread across state, heaviest amounts in NW Iowa

By Pat Powers (Radio Iowa) Heavy snow is in the forecast for much of Iowa’s northwestern half. A Winter Storm Watch is posted starting Wednesday afternoon that lasts into midday Thursday. Meteorologist Rod Donavon, at…
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New leader announced for Iowa State Fair

By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) The leader of the Clay County Fair in Spencer is the next leader of the Iowa State Fair. Jeremy Parsons will take over in early March to replace Gary Slater,…
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Gregg says pilot project to test EMS app in rural Iowa

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg says the State of Iowa will be testing a smart phone app that could improve emergency response times in rural Iowa. “Last year on a…
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First public hearing for governor’s latest private school scholarship plan

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Hundreds gathered in person and online for the first subcommittee hearing on the governor’s latest “school choice” plan. Governor Reynolds is proposing state-funded Educational Savings Accounts for low income…
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Last Week for Iowans to Enroll in ACA Marketplace

DES MOINES, IA -- The deadline to enroll in Marketplace health insurance coverage for 2023 is January 15th. Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a record amount of grant funding to organizations…
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