STATE NEWS

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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Legislature sends mobile home park bill to governor

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Republicans in the Iowa Senate have sent the governor a bill to require that the owners of mobile home parks provide notices of rent increases or utility hikes 90…
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2nd suspect arrested in deadly Iowa nightclub shooting

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A second suspect in a shooting at an Iowa nightclub that killed two people and injured 10 others was arrested Monday in a Chicago suburb, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Dimione Jamal…
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Iowa Supreme Court rules Finkenauer’s name may be printed on Primary ballots

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The Iowa Supreme Court has reversed a district court ruling — and U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer’s  name will be listed on the June Primary ballot. The Iowa Supreme…
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Initial count shows 8 tornadoes Tuesday

BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - Preliminary information from the National Weather Service has confirmed eight tornadoes were part of Tuesday night’s storms. The weather service rated two of those tornadoes as EF-2s on the scale…
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Iowa Supreme Court hears arguments over Finkenauer’s nominating petitions

BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Iowa Supreme Court justices are being asked to resolve a question that has sparked a legal challenge and has the potential to boot Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer…
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