by Todd Kimm | Oct 31, 2017 | Sports
Des Moines native Brian Hardin has been named Drake University’s director of athletics, President Marty Martin announced today. He will join the Bulldog staff on Dec. 11 and become the 17th athletic director in University history. Hardin is currently a deputy director...
by Dar Danielson | Oct 31, 2017 | News
Dry weather allowed farmers to make gains in the fields last week. The weekly crop report from the U.S.D.A. says farmers had five days suitable for fieldwork last week and that allowed the corn harvest to move 44 percent complete compared to 23 percent the prior week....
by O. Kay Henderson | Oct 31, 2017 | News, Politics & Government
The northwest Iowa man who served as national co-chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is reportedly the “campaign supervisor” who urged a Trump campaign volunteer to meet with Russian officials. Sam Clovis, a former Morningside College...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Oct 31, 2017 | Human Interest, News
Voters in Mason City soon will decide the fate of a proposed $39 million project the includes construction of a new ice arena and a new hotel with an adjacent museum to honor a famous musician. Meredith Willson — who wrote “The Music Man” — was...
by Dar Danielson | Oct 31, 2017 | News
The Food Bank of Iowa based in Des Moines announced a merger Monday with the Food Bank of Southern Iowa that’s based in Ottumwa. Spokesman Danny Akright says its southern Iowa counterpart has served as a redistribution organization for Food Bank of Iowa since...