Derecho wipes out over half a million acres of corn
Sep 16, 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has estimated that 550,000 acres of Iowa corn will not be harvested this fall due to damage caused by the Aug. 10 wind storm that swept across the state. That…
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Des Moines police say teen shot to death in robbery attempt
Sep 15, 2020
BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - Two teenagers were shot — one to death — by a man who police say the boys were trying to rob in a residential neighborhood north of downtown Des Moines.…
Branstad to step down as US Ambassador to China
Sep 14, 2020
The U.S. ambassador to China will step down early next month, ending a three-year tenure marked by a trade war and increasingly bitter relations between the world’s two largest economies. Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad,…
Nebraska court ruling will allow vote on casino gambling
Sep 11, 2020
Y RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR RADIO IOWA - The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled residents should be able to vote on a constitutional amendment to legalize casino gambling and two initiatives to regulate casinos. The ruling supports…
Iowa courts decline to halt push for in-class learning
Sep 09, 2020
Two state district court judges on Tuesday (9/8) declined to halt enforcement of a state requirement for schools to return students to classrooms, denying the Des Moines and Iowa City school districts a legal avenue…
Many cities could see record low high temperatures
Sep 09, 2020
BY DAR DANIELSON You’ll need a jacket if you go out anywhere across the state today to protect yourself from the cool temperatures and in some cases rain. National Weather Service Meteorologist Jim Lee says a…
More than a dozen Iowa Pizza Huts have closed
Sep 09, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON At least 15 of the Pizza Hut restaurants in Iowa have been closed, following the announcement in July that up to 300 locations around the country would be closing. The company that…
Coronavirus update
Sep 08, 2020
A Wapello County resident has died from coronavirus. As of late Tuesday morning (9/8), the pandemic total in Iowa from COVID-19 was 1173. There have also been another 345 positive tests for COVID-19 for a…
Labor Day weekend travel
Sep 03, 2020
Labor Day weekend is coming up. This is traditionally the last big travel weekend of the summer. Mark Peterson of Triple-A Iowa says traveling will be easier on your wallet than it was a year…
August ends up as one of the driest months in the record book
Sep 02, 2020
BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - August of 2020 will be remembered for one of Iowa’s worst-ever weather disasters, but the just-ended month is also going down as one of the state’s tenth driest Augusts on…