by O. Kay Henderson | Aug 30, 2017 | Education, News, Politics & Government, Top Story
Last year, 581 Iowans were convicted of passing a stopped school bus. Iowa Department of Transportation director Mark Lowe says the best way to avoid a ticket — or a crash — is to obey the speed limit and keep your eyes on the road. “One of the most...
by Dar Danielson | Aug 30, 2017 | Business, News
A central Iowa company which has become a worldwide supplier of products for food and animal feed celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters Tuesday. Kemin Industries was started in 1961 by R.W. and Mary Nelson in Des Moines. Spokesperson Lauren Burt says...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 29, 2017 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Weather
An Iowa native who now lives in a suburb of Houston, Texas, says her water-logged community has gotten between 45 and 47-inches of rain since Hurricane Harvey arrived over the weekend. Mary Alvarez formerly of Webster City, lives in Friendswood where the massive...
by O. Kay Henderson | Aug 29, 2017 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government
Iowa’s governor says it’s not appropriate for her to address details of the dispute over release of police video from a fatal shooting in Burlington. The Iowa Public Information Board met privately last Friday and took a vote in public on the case, but the...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 29, 2017 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
The Executive Director of the Siouxland Chapter of the Red Cross says the problems caused by Hurricane Harvey have led to what she describes as the biggest nationwide call for volunteers in 15 years. Tammy Lee says they will send at least two volunteers to Texas and...
