by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 29, 2017 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
Orange City will swell from around 6.000 residents to perhaps 26.000 in late July as the northwest Iowa town hosts the start of the statewide bicycle ride, RAGBRAI. Mike Hofman, executive director of the Orange City Chamber of Commerce, says he’s working...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 29, 2017 | News, Politics & Government, Technology
Backers of a bill that easily passed the Iowa legislature earlier this month say it’s designed to bring the digital “5G revolution” into Iowa. “Almost 70 percent of Americans own a smart phone and about 90 percent use the internet. Despite the...
by Matt Kelley | Apr 28, 2017 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
Today is “Workers Memorial Day” and 10 ceremonies are being held around the state to remember workers who’ve died on the job. According to the Iowa Labor Commissioner, 34 people died last year while they were working in Iowa. Ken Sagar is president...
by Dar Danielson | Apr 28, 2017 | Agriculture, News, Weather
We’re more than a month into spring, yet frost, flurries and snowfall are again in the weekend forecast. It’s annoying for many Iowans who want to start enjoying the outdoors but it’s a huge financial threat for many farmers who can’t plant...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 28, 2017 | Crime & Courts, News
A 26-year-old Des Moines man has admitted to committing a string of armed robberies and to dealing drugs. Alexander Hamilton was linked to robberies at 16 convenience stores in Des Moines and one in Ames. Four co-conspirators previously pleaded guilty in connection...