Secretary Pate encourages high schools to register students to vote, compete for Catt Award
Sep 01, 2023
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is encouraging all Iowa high schools to participate in a statewide effort to register students to vote. Each school that registers at least 90 percent of…
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Wildfire smoke returns to Iowa, heat is on the way back too
Aug 31, 2023
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) Smoke from the Canadian wildfires is showing up over of Iowa again. National Weather Service Meteorologist Dylan Dodson, says it’s most notable in one area. “So we’ve kind of got…
Pheasant survey results highest in eight years
Aug 30, 2023
The 2023 August pheasant population survey had the highest statewide counts since 2015, with the biggest increases coming from southwest, northwest and northeast regions. The statewide average was nearly 23 birds per route; a 15…
USDA Updates Livestock Disaster Payment Rate to Assist Producers Hard-Hit by Heat and Humidity
Aug 28, 2023
WASHINGTON -- The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced today it is updating the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) payment rate to support livestock producers in the Midwest who have lost cattle to the extreme heat and humidity experienced this summer. To…
Attorney General Bird Announces Iowa will Receive more than $171 Million in Additional Payments from Tobacco Manufacturers
Aug 24, 2023
DES MOINES -- Today, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced that she has reached a settlement agreement with Tobacco Manufacturers that will result in the State of Iowa receiving extra payments of more than $171…
2023 Iowa State Fair second in overall attendance
Aug 22, 2023
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) Numbers released from the Iowa State Fair show this year had the second-best attendance ever in its 169 years. This year finished with 1,133,958 people going through the gates as…
Frenzy to hire new Iowa teachers is lessening this year
Aug 21, 2023
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) As many Iowa schools start classes this week, the state's teacher shortage may be lessening, according to a source at the University of Iowa's College of Education. Professor Mark McDermott,…
Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Unchanged in July
Aug 18, 2023
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 2.7 percent in July but remains down from 2.8 percent one year ago. The state’s labor force added 2,700 new workers in July,…
Lawmakers suggest new rules for Iowa Veterans Fund grants
Aug 17, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) A group of lawmakers is recommending that new guidelines be developed for grants from the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund. The grants are for things like car or home repairs…
Iowa Red Cross volunteers helping survivors of Maui fire
Aug 16, 2023
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) More than a half-dozen Iowans are now on the wildfire-ravaged Hawaiian island of Maui, helping survivors there recover from last week’s swift-moving fire. About a hundred people were killed in…