Unemployment claims drop for third straight week
Aug 06, 2020
BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - Unemployment claims are down for the third straight week. Iowa Workforce Development says the number of ongoing unemployment claims dropped by 5,072 in the last week — and are down…
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Two districts resist governor’s order on resumption of classes
Aug 04, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA NEWS - Two central Iowa school boards are resisting the governor’s order that districts begin the school year with in-person instruction. The Waukee School Board and the district’s superintendent issued…
Coronavirus drug trial volunteers needed
Aug 03, 2020
BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA NEWS - Testing is now underway on a potential coronavirus vaccine at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The first batch of volunteer patients was given doses of the experimental…
Dry area in western Iowa expands
Jul 31, 2020
BY DAR DANIELSON The new report from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows more counties now showing dry conditions. The Iowa DNR’s Tim Hall says the negative outweighs the positive in the report. “We had a little…
Blakesburg man charged with sexually assaulting a juvenile
Jul 30, 2020
A Blakesburg man is accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile. Around 6:15pm Tuesday (7/28), the Wapello County Sheriff’s Department took a report of a juvenile who had been sexually assaulted. On Wednesday (7/29), a search…
White House advisor says Iowa COVID-19 trends worrisome
Jul 29, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON A key advisor on the White House Coronavirus Task Force says Iowa is among a group of states where mitigation efforts should increase. Dr. Deborah Birx said the concern is rising infection…
COVID-19 outbreak reported at juvenile facility
Jul 28, 2020
Authorities in Iowa reported an outbreak of coronavirus at Iowa’s detention center and school for male juvenile offenders in Eldora. Twelve students and five staff members at Eldora Boys State Training School have tested positive…
Environmental group calls for overhaul of Iowa ag economy, better race relations
Jul 28, 2020
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR The Iowa chapter of the Sierra Club is calling for a climate adaptation plan and other policies to overhaul the state’s agricultural economy. The group calls for changes to make farming more…
The rules are relaxed for giving blood and the timing couldn’t be better
Jul 27, 2020
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Thanks to changes in federal rules, more people are now eligible to give blood, and more donors are needed as hundreds of Iowa blood drives have been cancelled because of the pandemic.…
Four arrested in Newton burglary
Jul 24, 2020
Four men from Des Moines have been arrested in connection with a burglary early Wednesday (7/22) south of Newton. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office says there was a call of a burglary in progress just…