by O. Kay Henderson | Oct 30, 2015 | News, Outdoors
The U.S.D.A.’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has committed a quarter of a million dollars over the next year for a western Iowa water quality project. U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the money will be used on conservation measures in the watershed...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Oct 30, 2015 | News
Pumpkins take the center stage at Halloween and there have been plenty available in Iowa this year. The Iowa Department of Agriculture’s Maury Wills says the Iowa growers of the orange staples have had a good season. “We’ve had beautiful weather in...
by Matt Kelley | Oct 30, 2015 | News, Top Story
What’s billed as the world’s largest cellulosic ethanol plant is opening this morning in the central Iowa town of Nevada. While most of Iowa’s 40-some other ethanol plants use the kernels of corn to produce fuel, DuPont’s Jan Koninckx says this...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Oct 30, 2015 | Crime & Courts, News
Waterloo police are in mourning after the untimely death of an officer. According to Waterloo Safety Services Director Dan Trelka, officer Adam Liddle died of what he termed “unknown medical trauma” during a morning workout on Thursday. The 35-year-old...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Oct 30, 2015 | Crime & Courts, News
A Nebraska man who’s accused of hacking into computers at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake has entered into a plea agreement in federal court. Forty-six year-old David Boyer pleaded guilty to unauthorized access to a protected computer in U.S. District Court...
