by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 31, 2017 | News, Politics & Government
Governor Kim Reynolds predicts there’ll be expanded ag trade to China in the years ahead, but Reynolds said this morning that Iowa exporters need to monitor how North Korea’s nuclear ambitions could impact trade with China. “They are walking a fine...
by Matt Kelley | Jul 31, 2017 | Crime & Courts, News
Police in Iowa’s capital city say a woman arrested this weekend was driving drunk with five kids in her car. Thirty-eight-year-old Wanda Swanson of Des Moines was jailed just before 2 a.m. Sunday on five counts of child endangerment, third offense OWI, driving...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 31, 2017 | Health & Medicine, News
State health officials are giving Iowa families a heads-up about a new vaccination requirement for students going back to school next month. Under a new state law, a meningitis shot will be required for students entering 7th and 12th grades. Bethany Kintigh manages...
by Matt Kelley | Jul 31, 2017 | Crime & Courts, News
Iowa’s new distracted driving law is nearly one month old. It allows police to pull drivers over if they are spotted texting behind the wheel. Iowa State Patrol Trooper Alex Dinkla admits it can be difficult for law enforcement officers to see obvious signs of...
by Dar Danielson | Jul 31, 2017 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Outdoors
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says heavy rainfall Chickasaw and Bremer counties has caused a 60 foot by 40 foot section of the dike on Martens Lake on the Sweet Marsh Wildlife Management Area northeast of Tripoi to fail. Wildlife biologist, Jason Auel says...