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Des Moines crews use beet juice to help fight snow

January 22, 2021 By Matt Kelley

Street crews in Iowa's largest city are using an atypical product on the roads today in anticipation of more snow over the weekend. Des Moines Public Works Director Jonathan Gano says they mix saltwater with beet juice to spray onto the pavement as an anti-icing agent. Gano says the beet juice … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest, News, Weather

Cold weather can do a number of your car

January 20, 2021 By Matt Kelley

Temperatures were in the single digits and teens this morning across Iowa, and for those of us who park our cars outside, below-zero wind chills can be heck on our cars. Bob Fenster, an auto mechanic in Omaha/Council Bluffs, says the frigid weather is tough on vehicles and it's likely worth the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest, News, Weather

Iowans help NASA set satellite missions

January 18, 2021 By Dar Danielson

Two professors from Iowa State University and the University of Iowa recently served on a panel that determines the future of NASA satellite missions. ISU agronomy professor, Brian Hornbuckle, says these are satellites that are experimental. "When you watch the news or look at the radar on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Human Interest, News Tagged With: Iowa State University, University of Iowa

Red Cross needs volunteers to make up for pandemic drop

January 15, 2021 By Matt Kelley

The pandemic has been particularly difficult on non-profit groups that rely on volunteers to operate, and the American Red Cross is asking Iowans for help in order to help other Iowans in need. Emily Holley, spokeswoman for the agency's Nebraska-Iowa region, says people who give freely of their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest, News Tagged With: Red Cross

14 days into the new year, how are those resolutions holding up?

January 14, 2021 By Matt Kelley

We're two weeks into 2021 now and the experts say eight out of ten New Year’s resolutions are broken by the second week in February. One popular vow is to lose weight. Nutritionist Heather Rasmussen says for Iowans who’ve already cheated, that’s perfectly fine but now, get back on course to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest, News

Exhibit at Cedar Rapids museum features parodies of American Gothic painting

January 11, 2021 By Matt Kelley

A new exhibit opens this week at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art featuring some of the many parodies of the painting "American Gothic." The most famous work by Cedar Rapids native Grant Wood is considered the second-most parodied painting in the world, behind only the Mona Lisa. Museum curator … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest, News, Recreation / Entertainment

Lot of things planned to celebrate Iowa’s 175th birthday

January 11, 2021 By Dar Danielson

Iowa will celebrate the 175th anniversary of becoming a state in December of this year and the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs has several things planned to celebrate on the way to that date. Department spokesman Michael Morain says they looked back on what  President James Polk wrote in his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Human Interest, News

Nonprofits trying to find ways to keep afloat in pandemic

January 7, 2021 By Radio Iowa Contributor

The pandemic is straining Iowa non-profits and their donors with significant drops in fundraising and volunteers. While some groups found new ways to get resources to those in need, other shelters and food banks can’t meet demand. Kari McCann Boutell, president of the Iowa Council of Foundations, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest, News Tagged With: Coronavirus

Record number served in 2020 by state’s largest food pantry

January 7, 2021 By Matt Kelley

Iowa’s largest food pantry offered help to more people in 2020 than ever before in its 128-year history. The Bidwell Riverside Center served more than 16,700 individuals during the past year. Spokeswoman Alison Hanner says certain items are in constant demand at the Des Moines-based … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest, News Tagged With: Food

Iowa Poetry Association contest now taking entries

January 6, 2021 By Dar Danielson

If you are a poet and want everyone to know it, the annual Iowa Poetry Association Lyrical Iowa Poetry Contest is now taking entries. Lyrical Iowa editor, Marilyn Baszczynski, says there are categories for kids and adults. She says the one thing they specify in the rules is "no vulgarity." "It … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest, News, Recreation / Entertainment

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