STATE NEWS

Coronavirus update

Eight people in Iowa have died from coronavirus over the last three days.  None of those deaths were in the No Coast Network listening area.  The Iowa Department of Public Health says the state’s death…
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Popular Iowa State Park Passport program back for second year

BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR The passport program that offers prizes when you visit state parks is back this year. Iowa Tourism Office spokesperson Jessica O’Riley says they launched the program last year to celebrate the 100th…
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Man who left threatening voicemail to Gov. Reynolds pleads guilty to harassment

An Iowa man who left a threatening voicemail telling Gov. Kim Reynolds she should be hanged or shot “for treason” for imposing COVID-19 restrictions has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge. Harvey Hunter Jr., 48, pleaded…
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Search for missing Montezuma boy

Law enforcement is asking for your help to find a missing Montezuma boy.  Ten-year-old Xavior Harrelson was last seen around 11am Thursday (5/27) in Montezuma.  He was wearing a red t-shirt, blue pajama pants and…
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Bahena Rivera murder trial goes to the jury

A prosecutor urged jurors Thursday (5/27) to find a farm laborer guilty of first-degree murder in the 2018 abduction and stabbing death of a University of Iowa student who disappeared while out for a run.…
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Defense rests in Bahena Rivera murder trial

The defense in Cristhian Bahena Rivera's murder trial rested its case Wednesday (5/26).  He is accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts in July of 2018 while she was jogging in Brooklyn.  During his testimony, Bahena Rivera said…
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Defense begins presenting its case in Bahena Rivera murder trial

Testimony continues Wednesday (5/26)in Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s murder trial.  He is charged with first degree murder in the July 2018 death of Mollie Tibbetts in Brooklyn.  On Tuesday (5/25), the defense began presenting its case. …
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Democrat farmer running for Grassley's US Senate seat

Dave Muhlbauer, an Iowa farmer and a former county supervisor, on Monday became the first Democrat to announce he is running for Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley’s seat. In a campaign video that shows farm scenes…
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Iowa lawmakers pass two key bills to help state’s dairy industry

BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Leaders of Iowa’s dairy industry are praising the state legislature for passing a pair of bills before adjourning to address the hauling of milk and also what are known as anaerobic digesters.…
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Iowa legislative session ends

The Iowa Legislature ended the 2021 session nearly three weeks later than expected after Republican lawmakers completed negotiations over a complex tax plan that they approved to add to a host of other conservative priorities…
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