Iowa's Unemployment Rate Declines to 6.6 Percent in July
Aug 21, 2020
DES MOINES - Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 6.6 percent in July. The state’s jobless rate was 2.7 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 10.2 percent in July. “July's…
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Ernst checks on storm damage in Grinnell
Aug 20, 2020
Iowa US Senator Joni Ernst was in Grinnell Wednesday (8/19) to get an update on damage from last week’s derecho storm that took down trees as well as power lines. When she met with local…
Sailors from new USS Iowa take time out for derecho clean up duty
Aug 19, 2020
BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - Four sailors who are preparing the U.S.S. Iowa submarine for duty in Connecticut are in Iowa the next couple of days helping with the derecho recovery. Bradford Vanorden is from…
Malcom still waiting to have power restored
Aug 18, 2020
It’s been a week since damaging winds caused a great deal of damage in the No Coast Network listening area. Dawn Hamilton, the Mayor of Malcom, says her town is still without power. "Right now…
President approves federal disaster aid for derecho damage in Iowa
Aug 17, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - President Donald Trump announced outside the White House this morning he has OK’d federal assistance to help Iowa recover from last week’s derecho. “I just approved an emergency declaration…
Cedar Rapids derecho damage worse than floods, National Guard activated
Aug 14, 2020
BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - Cedar Rapids city leaders spoke publicly for the first time Thursday since the derecho slammed the eastern Iowa town. City Manager Jeff Pomeranz says he’s already been asked how this…
Officials ‘pretty comfortable’ Iowa will get FEMA help
Aug 13, 2020
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR RADIO IOWA - The head of Iowa’s Homeland Security Emergency Management agency says there is no guarantee, but there’s a strong chance areas of the state that were hard hit by Monday’s…
New trail opens at Lake Red Rock
Aug 12, 2020
Attention bikers, walkers and nature lovers: The newest section of the Volksweg Trail at Lake Red Rock is now complete and open to the public. This extension adds an additional 2.5 miles of trail from…
State Climatologist among those dealing with damage from Monday’s severe weather
Aug 11, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - State Climatologist Justin Glisan and his wife were working from home when Monday’s storm rolled through the Beaverdale neighborhood in Des Moines. “We call it a derecho. It’s literally…
Two arrested after crashing vehicle into Muscatine Police HQ
Aug 10, 2020
Two men are facing several charges after authorities say they tried to crash a vehicle into the Muscatine Police headquarters. Muscatine Police say the two men from Muscatine were arrested early Sunday (8/9) after their…