by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 31, 2012 | Business, Crime & Courts, News
The company that wrote thousands of bad checks to buy gold and other valuables at antique shows on the Iowa border and nationwide has had an “F” rating for years with the Better Business Bureau. Treasure Hunters Roadshow held a four-day event in Nebraska...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 31, 2012 | News, Weather
Iowa livestock farmers who’ve seen their pastures dry up and their hay supply dwindle may be able to find another source to feed their animals. Corn stalks can be chopped up and turned into silage. Daniel Loy, a livestock specialist with Iowa State...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 31, 2012 | Education, News, Politics & Government
Senator Tom Harkin says a new report shows for-profit colleges and universities spend more on getting students to enroll than on teaching those students once they’re in class. According to the report, taxpayers spent $32 billion on companies that operate...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 31, 2012 | News, Outdoors
Two Iowa locations are ranked by Pheasants Forever among the nation’s top 25 locations for pheasant hunting. South Dakota is a popular hunting ground with six of the top locations, but Okoboji and the surrounding Great Lakes region is ranked ninth, and Le Mars...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 30, 2012 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Weather
Last week’s cooler temperatures and bursts of rain in many areas didn’t do much to help Iowa’s corn crop. Moisture levels in the topsoil improved ever so slightly, but subsoil moisture dropped to 67 percent very short and 29 percent short in Iowa....