STATE NEWS

Pro wrestling themed restaurant wins Top Burger prize

BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - A restaurant named after a pro wrestling move has pinned down the title of “Iowa’s Best Burger” for 2022. The “Flying Elbow” in Marshalltown was started by Garrett Goodman. “The…
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Global hair care business in Fairfield has humble roots in kitchen sink

BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - Iowa-based company is now selling eco-friendly shampoos and other hair care products for people and pets around the planet. Joel Roodman is managing partner of the Logic Product Group, which is…
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Saturday is Prescription Drug Take Back Day

If you’re doing some spring cleaning this weekend, check for old and unused prescription medications. You can drop them off on Saturday (4/30) as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.  Dale Woolery, director…
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Iowa-based Hy-Vee seeks to move corporate workers to retail

The Associated Press - WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa-based grocery chain Hy-Vee will ask up to 500 of its employees to move from corporate-level jobs to retail positions at its stores, it said…
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GOP lawmakers vote to cut unemployment benefit maximum to 16 weeks

BY O. KAY HENDERSON Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate have agreed to reduce the maximum duration of state unemployment benefits by about 39 percent. In January, Governor Kim Reynolds called on lawmakers to make…
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Warmer weather needed before planting can begin

BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR While we’re more than a month into spring already, weather and soil conditions have been far from ideal for Iowa farmers to do much in the way of spring planting. Angie Rieck-Hinz,…
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Bird flu drives free-range hens indoors to protect poultry

By DAVID PITT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Is it OK for free-range chickens to not range freely? That’s a question free-range egg producers have been pondering lately as they try to be open about…
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Meeting to discuss opposition to liquefied CO2 pipeline

A meeting was held in Oskaloosa Friday night (4/22) about a proposed pipeline that would carry liquefied carbon dioxide across the state.  Carolyn Raffensperger, executive director of the Science and Environmental Health Network, spoke about…
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Transportation secretary says Iowa bridge repair a priority for new infrastructure dollars

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The U.S. Transportation Secretary says addressing safety concerns is the highest priority for the $3.9 billion in new federal infrastructure money for Iowa roads, bridges, and airports. Secretary Pete…
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Iowa home sales up slightly in March

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Home sales in Iowa held steady last month, while national data shows a decline of 2.7% in sales of existing U.S. home in March. “So in some ways we’re…
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