by Dar Danielson | Apr 30, 2015 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey announced five new probably cases of the bird flu Thursday afternoon. There are three new cases in Buena Vista County including one facility with 5.5 million egg-laying hens, while the other two there are in turkey facilities....
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 30, 2015 | News, Politics & Government
A bill before the U.S. Senate would require any potential nuclear agreement with Iran to be reviewed by Congress. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst calls it a “crucial” measure to ensure preservation of the country’s interests and security. “This enables...
by Dar Danielson | Apr 30, 2015 | Military, News, Recreation / Entertainment, Top Story
Officials with the Iowa Gold Star Military Museum at Camp Dodge cut the ribbon on a Vietnam War exhibit today, 40 years after the war ended. The U.S. involvement in the war came to a close on April 30th of 1975 with the fall of Saigan. The chair of the museum board,...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 30, 2015 | Education, News, Politics & Government
Many Democrats in the Iowa legislature are wearing pink today, as a show of support for hundreds of Iowa teachers who’ve gotten “pink slips” due to uncertainty about state support of public schools. Representative Cindy Winckler, a Democrat from...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 30, 2015 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Top Story
The outbreaks of avian flu in the state have led the Wright County Board of Supervisors in north-central Iowa to declare a State of Emergency in an effort to take what they call a proactive, preventative approach. Supervisor chairman Karl Helgevold said with the...