by Dar Danielson | Aug 28, 2023 | News
Black Hawk County will soon be turning methane from its landfill into fuel for vehicles. Black Hawk County Solid Waste Management Administrator John Foster says that carbon reduction has been at the forefront of his team’s mind for a long time, and the public-private...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 25, 2023 | News
This is the last weekend before Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer, and gasoline prices are inching downward as demand drops with less travel, though prices are still high compared to a year ago and even a month ago. AAA-Iowa spokesman Brian Ortner says crude oil...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 17, 2023 | Education, News
With classes starting next week for hundreds of thousands of Iowa students, many school districts statewide are facing a common problem — a lack of school bus drivers. In northwest Iowa, Le Mars Community Schools Superintendent Steven Webner says they’ve...
by Dar Danielson | Aug 16, 2023 | News
Facial recognition scanners are now in full-time use at the state’s two largest airports. TSA regional spokesperson Jessica Mayle says the scanners verify ID’s used by passengers as they board. “It takes a real-time photo of the person who is...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 8, 2023 | News
Gasoline prices rose almost 50 cents a gallon in Iowa in the past month, and they’re still climbing. Brian Ortner, spokesman for AAA Iowa, says prices should start to level off very soon. “We’re at $3.78 a gallon, up 13 cents from a week ago which...