by O. Kay Henderson | Dec 29, 2016 | Crime & Courts, News
State officials are involved in two separate homicide investigations, one in north central Iowa and another in eastern Iowa. The body of 59-year-old James Remakal of Bellevue was found in a home in Bellevue on Sunday. An autopsy shows he was stabbed to death. The...
by Matt Kelley | Dec 29, 2016 | Business, News
Iowans who shop online using Amazon will have to pay more, starting Sunday. The popular website will begin charging the six-percent Iowa sales tax as of January 1st. Victoria Daniels, spokeswoman for the Iowa Department of Revenue, says Iowans who buy items for...
by Matt Kelley | Dec 29, 2016 | Human Interest, News, Outdoors
More bald eagles are making Iowa their home than possibly anytime in state history. The majestic creatures are on the hunt at this time of year and the big birds are now available for viewing in every corner of the state. Pat Schlarbaum, a wildlife diversity...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Dec 29, 2016 | Health & Medicine, News
A study finds suicide rates among farmers are the highest of any occupational group and the numbers have steadily risen since the Farm Crisis of the 1980s. Brandi Janssen, director of Iowa’s Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, says a federal study shows...
by O. Kay Henderson | Dec 29, 2016 | News, Politics & Government
Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack has just 22 days remaining in his eight-year stretch as President Obama’s Ag Secretary — and Vilsack is urging farm groups to press the new congress and President-elect Trump for a “legitimate conversation”...