by Matt Kelley | Feb 26, 2016 | Education, Health & Medicine, News
Two more Iowans have tested positive for Zika virus, bringing the total number of cases in the state to three. All three cases involve women who had recently traveled to countries where mosquitoes that transmit the virus are established. Iowa college students, who are...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Feb 26, 2016 | Business, News
Deere & Company is laying off workers at plants in two Iowa cities. The company has told about 100 workers at Deere’s factories in Davenport and Dubuque that they will be placed on indefinite layoff effective April 1st. Both facilities are part of the company’s...
by Dar Danielson | Feb 26, 2016 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government
The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal part of a lawsuit filed by the former DCI agent who claimed he was fired after reporting that the governor’s SUV was speeding. Larry Hedlund was placed on paid leave from his position as a DCI special agent two...
by Todd Kimm | Feb 26, 2016 | Sports
The 17th ranked Iowa State Cyclones will be looking to bounce back from a loss at West Virginia when they host Kansas State on Saturday in Big-12 action. The Cyclones are 8-7 in the league race and host a Wildcat team that coach Steve Prohm says is much better than...
by Matt Kelley | Feb 26, 2016 | Crime & Courts, News
Four correctional officers were injured in an incident this week at the state’s prison for women in Mitchellville. A spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Corrections says Tuesday’s incident at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women (ICIW) started...
