by admin | Nov 17, 2016 | Health & Medicine, News
Iowans who want to kick the cigarette habit can get plenty of encouragement today . The annual Great American Smokeout is getting underway, according to Caroline Clark, with the Iowa chapter of the American Cancer Society. “We’re encouraging everyone to...
by admin | Oct 12, 2016 | News, Weather
A cold front has pushed into Iowa and will soon bring the season’s first widespread frost and possibly freeze. National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Fillbach says temperatures will plummet tonight after highs this afternoon reach the upper 40s to mid-50s....
by admin | Aug 3, 2016 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Outdoors
Another fish kill is under investigation in southeast Iowa — the second one in the past week in Des Moines County. The latest case involves Big Creek about a mile west of Yarmouth. Iowa Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Kevin Baskins says dead fish...
by admin | Aug 20, 2012 | Crime & Courts, News
A state audit released today shows a former county government employee in eastern Iowa used the county’s charge account to purchase thousands of dollars of gasoline for his personal vehicle. Former Benton County Conservation Department director William Heber...
by admin | Jul 20, 2012 | News
“From the day Radio Iowa went on the air, our newsroom immediately grew in numbers without adding any expense! Having several additional reporters at our disposal instantly gave our station greater credibility in the news business. What a watershed moment for local...