by Dar Danielson | Aug 31, 2016 | Education, News
The chair of the Iowa State Department of Sociology died Tuesday after suffering a reaction to a wasp sting. The Sociology Department’s website says 54-year-old Chester Britt was stung by a wasp while jogging on August 16th and experienced a severe allergic...
by Matt Kelley | Aug 31, 2016 | News, Outdoors
Protests of the Bakken oil pipeline will go on as planned this afternoon in central Iowa after a request for a restraining order to keep demonstrators away was rejected. A federal judge said on Tuesday that Dakota Access didn’t prove an immediate risk of injury...
by Matt Kelley | Aug 31, 2016 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
The State Historical Museum in Des Moines is taking its show on the road. Museum spokesperson Jeff Morgan says an exhibit called “Iowa History 101” will be touring the state. “It’s going to be housed in a 38 foot long Winnebago RV that’s...
by Dar Danielson | Aug 31, 2016 | News, Outdoors, Recreation / Entertainment
A boost in birds taken last pheasant season is expected to continue this year according to a 6,000 mile corner-to-corner survey of the state. DNR wildlife biologist, Todd Bogenschutz, keeps track of the numbers from the survey routes. “Our pheasant numbers are...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 31, 2016 | News
Thursday is the deadline for farmers’ oral and written agreements on cash rent or lease arrangements and ag industry officials anticipate a large number of renegotiations for 2017. Rex Wilcox, a farm management specialist with Stalcup Ag in Storm Lake, says...