Second inmate gets life for killing Iowa prison workers
Sep 16, 2021
A second inmate received a life sentence Wednesday for the beating deaths of two Iowa prison workers during a failed escape attempt in March. Michael Dutcher, 28, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the…
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Iowans given chance to weigh in on proposed carbon pipeline
Sep 15, 2021
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Public meetings are underway this week in several Iowa cities, the first steps an Iowa-based company must follow as it seeks a state permit to build an underground pipeline for carbon through…
Judge's temporary order allows Iowa schools to mandate masks
Sep 14, 2021
A federal judge on Monday (9/13) ordered the state of Iowa to immediately halt enforcement of a law that prevents school boards from ordering masks to be worn to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.…
Trucking company leader, philanthropist John Ruan III has died
Sep 13, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON A Des Moines businessman and philanthropist who has been chairman of the Des Moines-based World Food Prize Foundation has died at the age of 78 after a long illness. For more than…
Iowa to use COVID relief funds for ad campaign
Sep 10, 2021
Iowa will use federal coronavirus relief funds to pay for a $3.7 million national ad campaign that promotes the state as a destination for visitors and workers, an agency spokeswoman said Thursday. The 30-second ad is part…
Iowa judge considers whether to halt state ban on mask mandates
Sep 10, 2021
Iowa Republican legislators and the governor prohibited mask mandates in schools for purely political reasons to appease complaining constituents, a lawyer representing a mother and her sons argued Thursday. “The popularity of the governor and…
30 more COVID deaths in Iowa and more cases in children
Sep 09, 2021
Iowa saw 30 more deaths caused by the coronavirus in the past week as data showed more children and young adults were getting infected and more people were being treated in hospitals, according to the…
Board of Regents approves UIHC plan for new hospital
Sep 08, 2021
BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - The Board of Regents today approved plans for the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics to build a facility in North Liberty that includes a hospital that local health officials…
Sioux City takes in hurricane dogs and cats from Louisiana
Sep 07, 2021
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Several dogs and cats displaced by Hurricane Ida have been brought to the Siouxland Humane Society in Sioux City. Spokesperson Kelly Erie says there are nine dogs and six cats. She says…
Man fatally shot by police identified
Sep 03, 2021
A man fatally shot by several police officers and deputies as he held a knife has been been identified by authorities as a northeastern Iowa resident. Jeremy Michael Berg, 45, of Elkport, died Tuesday night…