STATE NEWS

Northern Iowa father, son get prison time for Capitol riot

By DAVID PITT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a northern Iowa father and son to prison for their participation in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Daryl…
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Des Moines tries cooperation to reduce farm runoff

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines utility has for years engaged in a bitter struggle to clean up drinking water that comes from rivers teeming with agricultural pollutants, filing lawsuits, proposing legislation…
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Iowa law sets new rules for food delivery apps

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - A new state law is establishing new restrictions on food delivery apps like Uber Eats, Grubhub and DoorDash. The companies must have an agreement with a restaurant, bar or…
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New Iowa law requires radon testing in public school buildings

BY O. KAY HENDERSON The governor has signed a bill into law that requires testing for radon gas in public school buildings. The legislation is named in honor of Gail Orcutt, a retired teacher from Pleasant…
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Iowa part of settlement involving mileage claims for Ford pickups

BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced Iowa is part of a multistate settlement with Ford Motor Company regarding gas mileage claims for pickups. The settlement came after allegations that Ford…
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No moratorium on land seizures in Iowa for carbon pipelines

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - A temporary moratorium on the use of eminent domain to seize property along carbon pipeline routes passed the House in March, but it was never considered in the Iowa…
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Legislature approves $5.5 million budget boost for UI, ISU, UNI

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Legislators will return to the state capitol today to put the finishing touches on state spending plans for the budgeting year that begins July 1. Republicans who hold majorities…
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Wind energy plants in Kansas, Iowa closing, could reopen

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — The Siemens Gamesa plants in Hutchinson, Kansas, and Fort Madison, Iowa, will be shut down and most employees will be laid off this summer, company officials said Friday. The company, which…
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Avian flu restrictions lifted at poultry operations in three counties

BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - The State Agriculture Department announced today that bird flu restrictions have been lifted for three commercial poultry sites in Franklin, Hamilton, and Humboldt County. The Iowa Turkey Federation’s Gretta Irwin…
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Senators scuttle proposed moratorium related to carbon pipelines

BY O. KAY HENDERSON Senators are scrapping a moratorium that would have prevented developers from seeking eminent domain authority to seize property for carbon pipelines before next February. The Iowa House attached the moratorium to…
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