by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 30, 2012 | News, Politics & Government
The top two leaders in the Iowa legislature say state budget planning is a bit more difficult because of the tax-and-spending stalemate between congress and President Obama. Republican Kraig Paulsen, the speaker of the Iowa House, says if proposed federal budget cuts...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Nov 30, 2012 | Business, News
The closing of the Hostess plant in Waterloo has led to some rare offerings for the Northeast Iowa Food Bank. The food bank’s director of external relations, Mike Lind, says Hostess sent over boxloads of their products after they closed. “Received a...
by Matt Kelley | Nov 30, 2012 | Business, News, Outdoors
Triple-A is issuing a warning about E-15, saying sales of the fuel should be halted until it’s more thoroughly tested. The motor club is urging the federal EPA to stop allowing the 15-percent ethanol blend to be pumped, claiming it could be damaging engines....
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Nov 30, 2012 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
A western Iowa boy was killed in a rollover accident Thursday afternoon in Audubon County. Sheriff’s officials say 12-year-old Austin Lane Vais, of Exira, was not wearing a seat belt when the 2003 Ford F-150 pickup he was driving crashed about seven-miles east...
by Dar Danielson | Nov 30, 2012 | Crime & Courts, Education, News
A nationwide agency plans to make the test required for those who want a high school degree but who didn’t finish high school available only online. That is causing some issues for the Department of Corrections where prisoners are encouraged to get their GED as...