by O. Kay Henderson | Dec 30, 2016 | Health & Medicine, News, Politics & Government
The Iowa Tobacco Prevention Alliance is asking the governor and legislators to significantly boost state spending on anti-smoking programs. “We realize that this is a tight budget year and we know that it’s going to be really hard and money is scarce, but...
by Matt Kelley | Dec 30, 2016 | Human Interest, News, Technology
Iowa astronaut Peggy Whitson is about six weeks into her latest six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. It’s the third stay in orbit for the Beaconsfield native. During her first two missions, Whitson was part of a crew of three but that number...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Dec 30, 2016 | Business, News
With Iowa farmers coming off a third straight year of lower incomes, 2017 will require more belt-tightening. Persistently low prices for major commodity crops including corn and soybeans may inch up slightly in the new year, but Iowa State University ag economist Chad...
by O. Kay Henderson | Dec 30, 2016 | News, Politics & Government
An effort to reduce the improper use of handicapped parking spaces goes into effect January 1. The State of Iowa will no longer issue “lifetime” handicapped parking permits, those blue plastic placards with a wheelchair symbol in white that are to hang on...
by Matt Kelley | Dec 29, 2016 | Crime & Courts, News
The Iowa State Patrol has cited “excessive speeding” as a factor for a sharp rise in traffic fatalities this year. Now, the agency is offering a fresh example. The patrol posted a photo to Facebook today showing a Trooper clocked a driver at 112 miles an...