by O. Kay Henderson | Oct 30, 2013 | News, Politics & Government
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch is proposing a tax package he says will lower state income taxes for “close to 90 percent” of Iowans. “The very wealthy are going to be paying higher and the middle class are going to get a bigger...
by Matt Kelley | Oct 30, 2013 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
As Iowans prepare for trick-or-treaters, the history of Halloween has deep roots in agriculture. The fall slaughter of livestock is still a tradition in parts of Iowa. Ann Effland, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s historical expert, says the practice of a...
by Dar Danielson | Oct 30, 2013 | Health & Medicine, News, Politics & Government
Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley, a Democrat from Waterloo, is downplaying the political controversy surrounding problems with the federal health care sign up. Braley says Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius took full responsibility for the problems on...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Oct 30, 2013 | Crime & Courts, News
Sioux City Police are hoping the family of a murder suspect will help bring him into custody. Twenty-year-old Martin Castellanos is accused in the shooting death 20-year-old Adrian Rojas Fernandez. Sioux City Police Chief Doug Young says Fernandez was shot in the head...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Oct 30, 2013 | News, Weather
Forecasts indicate the weather will remain cool and damp in the Upper Midwest for the next couple of weeks, slowing the fall harvest. Meteorologist Bryce Anderson says rainfall amounts won’t be that great, perhaps a half to three-quarters of an inch, but that’s...