Many of the 2,800 Iowa soldiers who deploy to Afghanistan in the fall will end up staying in large tent cities. Radio Iowa's Dar Danielson toured such a facility while observing the guard troops train at Camp Ripley in Minnesota. They are called "FOBs" by...
Plexiglass panels that were in such high demand at the height of the pandemic are coming down now and students at Iowa State University are finding alternative uses for the durable, clear sheets. Merry Rankin, director of the ISU Office of Sustainability, says a...
About 4,000 Iowa National Guard soldiers were training at Camp Ripley in Minnesota at the end of June, preparing for the Guard's upcoming mission in Afghanistan. The military invited reporters, including Radio Iowa's Dar Danielson, to fly to Camp Ripley via military...