by O. Kay Henderson | May 31, 2015 | News, Politics & Government, Top Story
The two Democrats who have formally emerged to challenge Hillary Clinton for their party’s 2016 presidential nomination visited Iowa this weekend. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders attracted overflow crowds in Ames and Davenport, then Sanders capped his three-day...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | May 30, 2015 | Human Interest, News, Outdoors, Recreation / Entertainment
Next weekend will mark the first weekend in June, the time when Iowans who love to fish grab their fishing poles. Joe Larscheid, fisheries director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, invites everyone to be a part of the state’s annual Free Fishing...
by O. Kay Henderson | May 29, 2015 | News, Politics & Government
Negotiators have struck a tentative deal on a state budget “framework” and all 150 legislators are scheduled to return to Des Moines sometime next week as the details are finalized. Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal of Council Bluffs is the top-ranking...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | May 29, 2015 | News
The Iowa Insurance Commission is asking the city of Newton to take over the Memorial Park Cemetery over concerns about its operation. The Iowa Insurance Division has filed a “petition for appointment of receivership” in Jasper County District Court...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | May 29, 2015 | Education, News
Today is the final day for Corwith Wesley LuVerne Middle School and High School. The Corwith Wesley District will soon dissolve and LuVerne will begin a sharing agreement with Algona this fall. The past several weeks have been hard for CWL students and alumni, as the...