by Matt Kelley | May 31, 2016 | Education, Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
A recent student at the University of Iowa has been identified as the victim of a fatal fire at the U-I’s Hawkeye Drive Apartments. Anne Bassett, a spokesperson for the U-of-I, says 22-year-old Jiaxin Duan was a fourth-year art major. Duan was most recently...
by Dar Danielson | May 31, 2016 | Business, News
The Iowa Utilities Board has scheduled a meeting to discuss whether Dakota Access can begin construction of the Bakken oil pipeline. Dakota Access has requested permission to begin work on the pipeline in areas not under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | May 31, 2016 | News, Outdoors, Recreation / Entertainment
At the request of some residents, the city of Dubuque is reducing the amount of pesticides and other chemicals used in its parks. In nine of the city’s 50 parks, the Leisure Services Department created landscaping that needs less maintenance and will rely...
by Dar Danielson | May 31, 2016 | Education, News
The Board of Regents office has released details on a proposed tuition increase. The board is looking at a tuition increase after the Iowa Legislature approved around $6 million in funding after the board requested a little more than $20 million. The regents are...
by O. Kay Henderson | May 31, 2016 | Military, News, Politics & Government, Top Story
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump today said he raised $5.6 million for veterans at an event in Iowa just before the Caucuses. “If we could, I wanted to keep it private because I don’t think it’s anybody’s business if I want to...