by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 30, 2013 | Human Interest, News, Recreation / Entertainment
This will be the final weekend of summer getaways for many Iowans. Kevin Szcodronski, chief of the Parks Bureau for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says if you were hoping to cruise out to a state park and find a cabin or a campsite, it’s a little late...
by O. Kay Henderson | Aug 30, 2013 | Education, News, Politics & Government
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack held a forum in Des Moines this morning to discuss immigration reform. “Agriculture depends to a great extent on immigrant labor,” Vilsack said. “…The sad reality in America today is that there are farmers...
by O. Kay Henderson | Aug 30, 2013 | Health & Medicine, News, Politics & Government
The 10-member Iowa Board of Medicine is scheduled to vote early this afternoon (Friday) on a rule that would forbid doctors from prescribing abortion-inducing pills via a video-conferencing system. After the board held a public hearing on the issue Wednesday, Dr. Greg...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 30, 2013 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
An accident in southwestern Iowa’s Cass County last night claimed two lives. The accident that resulted in the deaths of 86-year-old Lenard and 83-year-old Annabel Schroder, happened in Atlantic, just before 10 p.m. It occurred on a curved road leading to the Cass...
by Matt Kelley | Aug 30, 2013 | Human Interest, Military, News
A traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. is stopping in western Iowa this Labor Day weekend. The exhibit, known as “The Wall That Heals,” in now set up in Audubon and an opening ceremony will take place tonight at 6:30....