by Radio Iowa Contributor | Dec 30, 2014 | Crime & Courts, News
Clear Lake’s Police Chief was laid to rest today. Hundreds turned out for the funeral of interim police chief Rex McChesney who died Friday of pancreatic cancer. The city council and mayor honored the 52-year-old McChesney during a special meeting Monday. Mayor...
by Todd Kimm | Dec 30, 2014 | Sports
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says Jake Rudock will start at quarterback in Friday’s Taxslayer Bowl against Tennessee. Ferentz says C.J. Beatherd will also play in the opening half. “I’ll go right back to what I said in August, we have two really good...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Dec 30, 2014 | Business, News
Just months after announcing they were bringing airline service to Mason City and Fort Dodge, an airline has announced an expansion of their services to those communities. Since mid-November, Air Choice One has been offering air service between Mason City and...
by O. Kay Henderson | Dec 30, 2014 | News, Politics & Government
A special election is being held today in southwest Iowa to fill the seat in the state senate that’s been held by U.S. Senator-elect Joni Ernst. Ernst resigned her state senate seat in late November and the governor set today for the special election to replace...
by Dar Danielson | Dec 30, 2014 | Education, News
The Iowa Department of Education is asking for nearly $14 million to cover the costs of a new state program to make sure kids can read by third grade. Education Department director, Brad Buck, says the program begins with schools keeping an eye on this year’s first...