by Radio Iowa Contributor | Nov 30, 2012 | News, Weather
Temperatures across Iowa on this final day of November are expected to be in the 40s and 50s, which is about ten degrees warmer than normal. As December begins tomorrow, National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Small says some parts of Iowa may hit the upper 50s....
by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 30, 2012 | Education, News, Politics & Government
Governor Terry Branstad has appointed a 20-year-old University of Iowa student to the board that governs the state universities. Hannah Walsh is from Spirit Lake and her major at the University of Iowa is political science. She’s been involved in student...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Nov 30, 2012 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
The man who calls himself “Iowa’s Pianist” is launching a series of Christmas concerts across the region this weekend to benefit an eastern Iowa charity. Monticello native Jim McDonough will open his 10th annual “Holiday Grand” tour on...
by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 30, 2012 | Crime & Courts, News
Authorities have rescued six injured and malnourished horses from a southwest Iowa property. According to the Animal Rescue League of Iowa, the horses were being “significantly neglected” and were confined to a less than one-acre property in Lorimor, which...
by Dar Danielson | Nov 30, 2012 | News, Outdoors
The opening of deer season this weekend will also mark the start of another round of testing for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The Department of Natural Resources will be particularly focused on a few select counties in southern Iowa this year. The disease which is...