by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 30, 2024 | Crime & Courts, News
The man accused of killing an Algona Police Officer last September is asking for his trial to be moved out of Kossuth County. Forty-three-year-old Kyle Lou Ricke is asking for a change of venue for his first-degree murder trial, which is scheduled to begin in late...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 30, 2024 | News
The Iowa Department of Agriculture has distributed $3.6 million in grants to support 14 water quality projects in urban areas. One of the projects is designed to limit runoff into Smith Lake in Algona. Kossuth County Conservation Chairman Kendall Stumme says a parking...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 30, 2024 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
It’s prom season in Iowa, time for tuxedos, gowns and corsages — as well as after-prom parties. Trooper Paul Gardner, with the Iowa State Patrol in Fort Dodge, says those late-night bashes can be a recipe for disaster. “One thing we really need to...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 30, 2024 | Military, News
An Iowan is now the holder of the “Order of the Gray Dragon” recognizing the person with the earliest entry date into the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Program. Navy veteran Robert Mowry was given the award by the Navy Nuclear Weapons Association after the previous...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 30, 2024 | News, Weather
Forecasters say there’s an elevated risk of severe weather late this afternoon and tonight for much of the state, especially western and central Iowa. Meteorologist Cory Martin, at the National Weather Service, says that includes the potential for large hail,...