by Radio Iowa Contributor | Sep 30, 2010 | Weather
With harvest season fully underway, busy farmers will welcome the news that soggy September is almost over and October promises to be a much drier month. State climatologist Harry Hillaker says much of the state got dumped on by rainclouds during this month,...
by Dar Danielson | Sep 30, 2010 | Crime & Courts, Fires/Accidents/Disasters
Federal officials are warning Iowans affected by this summer’s floods about a text-message scam targeting people seeking federal disaster assistance. FEMA, the FBI and the FCC are investigating reports of a text messages received by people in neighboring states...
by O. Kay Henderson | Sep 30, 2010 | Education, Politics & Government
Roxanne Conlin, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, says it’s time to expand the number of low-income parents who can send their preschoolers to the government’s Head Start program. “It is a great investment. I mean, there is no doubt...
by Matt Kelley | Sep 30, 2010 | Politics & Government
Nominations are being accepted through December 1st for a new award to be presented by the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy. It’s called the Innovation, Determination and Excellence in Action — or IDEA — award. Iowa Drug Policy...
by O. Kay Henderson | Sep 30, 2010 | Politics & Government
Governor Chet Culver and State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald — both Democrats — held a news conference this morning on the steps of the statehouse to announce the books on the fiscal year 2010 state budget are officially closed, and the state had a $335...
