by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 30, 2012 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Politics & Government, Top Story, Weather
The state’s top agricultural official predicts the 2012 corn harvest will begin in August, far earlier than normal, due to the drought. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey says the corn harvest normally begins in mid-September. “I do believe harvest...
by Dar Danielson | Jul 30, 2012 | Education, News
Iowa teachers might have to accept larger class sizes if they expect increased salaries, under one model model presented to a state task force on teacher pay. The task force heard Friday from officials at a Colorado school district where teachers get paid based on...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 30, 2012 | Crime & Courts, News
Three Nebraska women are jailed in Council Bluffs in connection with a recent drive-by shooting in Des Moines. Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker says the incident unfolded in western Iowa early this morning. Sheriff Danker says at 1:39 A.M., there was an all...
by Todd Kimm | Jul 30, 2012 | Sports
The college football season is about a month away as Iowa and Iowa state open pre-season practice later this week. The Hawkeyes open practice on Friday as they get set for a September first season opener against Northern Illinois in Chicago’s Soldier Field. Iowa...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 30, 2012 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
A longtime University of Northern Iowa administrator died over the weekend while hiking at a state park. Sixty-two-year old Drake Martin died on Saturday after a fall from a cliff at Backbone State Park in Delaware County. Sheriff’s officials there say he was...
