by Dar Danielson | Jan 28, 2016 | News, Politics & Government
A large number of people are expected at tonight’s event held by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Drake University in Des Moines. Trump opted to hold a fundraiser for veterans instead of attending the final debate with fellow Republicans before...
by Matt Kelley | Jan 28, 2016 | Business, News
Dozens of fast food workers in Des Moines walked out of their jobs today calling for union rights and pay of 15 bucks an hour. The protest was timed with the Republican presidential debate in Iowa’s capital city tonight. Thirty-year-old Wiley King says...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 28, 2016 | News, Politics & Government
Donald Trump will be standing on a stage in Des Moines tonight, but it won’t be at the Fox News debate alongside the other leading Republican presidential candidates. Trump’s feud with Fox News and his decision to boycott the debate has been fodder for his...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jan 28, 2016 | News
Officials with the Dakota Access Pipeline are working to secure the needed easements in preparation for construction of the 1,100-plus mile crude oil pipeline. State leaders in North Dakota, South Dakota and Illinois have signed on, but Dakota Access is still waiting...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jan 28, 2016 | Business, News, Recreation / Entertainment
A company that makes motorcycles, snowmobiles, ATVs, and other vehicles is laying off around 100 workers, including some at production plants in northwest Iowa. Kelly Basgen, spokesperson for Polaris Industries, says roughly half of the layoff are in the Twin Cities...