by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jun 30, 2012 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
A body found earlier this month near a western Iowa highway has been identified as a missing Pennsylvania man. On June 19, two railroad workers discovered the body near Highway 30, between Vail and Westside. Crawford County Sheriff Jim Steinkuehler says an autopsy...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jun 30, 2012 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
Two men were injured during the crash of a single-engine aircraft Friday evening in western Iowa. The crash was reported just after 8:30 p.m, about six miles northwest of Griswold. Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker says the plane was taking-off from a private...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 30, 2012 | Health & Medicine, News, Politics & Government
Iowa Senator Tom Harkin helped craft a huge bill that addresses the safety and availability of prescription drugs in America. Harkin is chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Pensions and Labor Committee. “For almost 15 straight months we worked together, not...
by Matt Kelley | Jun 30, 2012 | News, Outdoors, Recreation / Entertainment
The governor and lieutenant governor are scheduled to visit a park in southeast Iowa today. David Long, executive director of the Keokuk County Conservation Board, says Governor Branstad – before he first left office in 1999 – approved a $400,000...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jun 30, 2012 | Business, News
Utility companies across Iowa are keeping an eye on the impact of the hot temperatures to make sure there is enough energy to meet the demand. MidAmerican Energy spokesperson, Tina Pothoff, says usage has increased as the temperatures have soared. “We...