by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jan 31, 2014 | News, Weather
Much of the Iowa’s southeastern half will be under a Winter Weather Advisory starting at six o’clock tonight and running through most of Saturday. Meteorologist Craig Cogil, at the National Weather Service, says moderate snow accumulations are expected....
by Dar Danielson | Jan 31, 2014 | Human Interest, News, Weather
Propane prices have dropped a little, but Iowans continue dealing with prices that have more than doubled as the temperatures stay low and the furnace keeps burning through what’s in the tank. In Marshall County, when Larry Atcher heard propane prices were going...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jan 31, 2014 | Crime & Courts, News
A rural Lake Mills man is charged with attempted murder after a four-and-a-half hour standoff. A news release from the Worth County Sheriff’s Department says the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call shortly before noon on Thursday stating that a...
by Todd Kimm | Jan 31, 2014 | Sports
The Dordt College men’s basketball team will take a big step toward the Great Plains Athletic Conference regular season title with a victory at Hastings on Saturday.The Defenders sit at the top of the GPAC standings with a 13-1 record. Second place Hastings is...
by Matt Kelley | Jan 31, 2014 | Business, News, Outdoors
An Iowa City based research organization has released a report showing tourism and environmental assets in northeast Iowa would be threatened if a specialty sand mining procedure known as fracking is allowed in the area. The study by Iowa Policy Project (IPP)...