22+ hour, 36+ min ago   (339+ words) Statewide Iowa (RI) — Iowa voters will decide in November whether to approve a constitutional amendment that would require two-thirds of the members of the Iowa House and Senate to approve future increases in Iowa income taxes. Two groups have unveiled…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (170+ words) IARN – As soybean harvest approaches across Iowa, farmers have an opportunity to check their fields for a pest that can quietly reduce yields without producing obvious symptoms. Soybean cyst nematode, or SCN, remains one of the most damaging soybean pests,…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (382+ words) Statewide, Iowa – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has awarded five grants totaling more than $1.6 million to agencies that are helping Iowans with an addition to opioids or programs that warn of the dangers of an opioid addiction. Manufacturers, distributors, and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (190+ words) Iowa (RI) — A northern Iowa company that manufactures heavy-duty truck-mounted equipment has acquired a Minnesota firm that makes equipment for fire trucks. Stellar Industries, founded 36 years ago in Garner, was the first U.S. manufacturer to design and produce a hydraulic…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (395+ words) Northwest Iowa (Sioux County Radio) — Northwest Iowa received some of the state’s heaviest rainfall during the final full week of August as warmer-than-normal conditions helped push corn and soybean development. The weekly Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report says Rock…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (238+ words) Iowa (RI) — Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand says Iowa’s voluntary preschool program should expand from a half-day for four-year-olds to a full-day program for both three- and four-year-olds. Sand says over half of Iowa’s three- and four-year-olds do not…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (499+ words) Northwest Iowa (Sioux County Radio) — Northwest Iowa counties, cities, and school districts will receive more than $16 million through two rounds of federal funding for storm recovery, flood mitigation, and future emergency preparedness. U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley’s office announced the awards…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (176+ words) The Iowa Legislature approved up to eight-million dollars for Thrive Iowa in 2024. Democrats criticized the program at the time, saying Iowa already had organizations providing similar services for less money. Cole says the initiative assists families with incomes at or…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (322+ words) Des Moines, Iowa (RI) — Iowa State Fair officials say over 1.2 million people attended the fair during its 11-day run — a new all-time record. This year’s fair also set several single-day and Grandstand records. Nearly 131,000 people visited the fairgrounds on Saturday,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (194+ words) Iowa (RI) — The Better Business Bureau is warning Iowans about a rising number of fake employment scams, with con artists increasingly targeting college students and young adults searching for work. BBB spokeswoman Khesha Duncan says scammers often pose as employers…...