by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jan 30, 2015 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
Imagine being a firefighter and being dispatched to fight a fire at an address that’s all-too familiar. It happened this week to a north-central Iowa fire chief after flames struck the house where he grew up. Stacyville firefighters were called shortly after...
by Dar Danielson | Jan 30, 2015 | News
The IRS is again trying to make sure that everyone who is eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit is taking advantage of it. IRS spokesperson, Jodi Patterson, says the credit is based on several factors. “There are income limits, it depends on the number of...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 30, 2015 | Crime & Courts, News
Former State Ag Secretary Patty Judge, who also served one term as the state’s lieutenant governor, has been hired to travel the state this week with a lawyer and they are talking to farmers who planted a particular kind of corn. “I’m not trying to...
by Matt Kelley | Jan 30, 2015 | Human Interest, News
The Red Cross will be recognizing several Iowans for “extraordinary acts of courage.” Kara Kelly, spokesperson for the American Red Cross of Greater Iowa, says Heroes of the Heartland events will be held this spring in Fort Dodge, Sioux City, Spencer,...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 30, 2015 | Business, News, Outdoors, Politics & Government, Top Story
Iowa’s two Republican senators have voted for legislation that would authorize construction fo the Keystone XL pipeline. Senator Joni Ernst afterwards told reporters she was a “proud co-sponsor” of the bill. “My colleagues and I promised our...