by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jan 29, 2015 | News, Top Story
From athletics to politics, the actor known for his “Iowa Nice” videos released a new two-minute tribute to Iowa’s agricultural industry this week. Scott Siepker, of Des Moines, salutes the state’s farmers in the mini-sermon, praising producers of...
by Matt Kelley | Jan 29, 2015 | News, Top Story, Weather
Testing is underway on a project in central Iowa that could reduce the number of traffic crashes during snow storms. Iowa Department of Transportation engineer Willy Sorenson says the idea involves the use of sensors and lasers to monitor winter pavement conditions. A...
by Todd Kimm | Jan 29, 2015 | Sports
The Iowa State women scored only nine points in the final 11 minutes of the game and lost to Kansas 61-56. It was the Cyclones first home loss of the season and coach Bill Fennelly says it was not an upset. “Upsets are what happen to good teams, and offensively...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jan 29, 2015 | News
An Iowa State University agricultural economist says the ethanol industry is facing a “good news – bad news” scenario with profit margins becoming very slim. Economist Chad Hart says lower corn and gas prices are starting to put the squeeze on...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 29, 2015 | News, Politics & Government
The leader of a group created nearly four decades ago to lobby for a smaller state government and reduced taxes say Iowa legislators will pay a price in 2016 if they support a gas tax increase in 2015. Rob Solt is president of Iowans for Tax Relief, a group urging...
