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Iowa DNR will be on the lookout for drunk boaters
17+ min ago (370+ words) Radio Iowa Iowa DNR will be on the lookout for drunk boaters Iowa is once again taking part in a holiday effort to keep an eye on the state's waterways. DNR boating education coordinator Rachel Alliss says the effort starts…...
Rock Valley gets FEMA funding to buy out 2024 flood houses
52+ min ago (253+ words) Radio Iowa Rock Valley gets FEMA funding to buy out 2024 flood houses A northwest Iowa community devastated by historic flooding two years ago is getting 22 million dollars from FEMA to buy out 104 homes. Rock Valley City Manager Tom Van Maanen…...
Thousands of classic cars are rolling toward the Iowa State Fairgrounds
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (347+ words) by Matt Kelley | Jul 2, 2026 For some Iowans, nothing is more American than gleaming chrome, shiny fenders and the sound of revving V8 engines, as this holiday weekend marks the 35th edition of the Speedway Motors Heartland Nationals in central Iowa. Steven Bunker,…...
Mason City police still pursue 1995 Huisentruit case 'like it happened yesterday"
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (281+ words) by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 2, 2026 The Mason City Police Department investigator who's in charge of the Jodi Huisentruit disappearance says the investigation remains very active, even after 31 years. Terrance Prochaska says the case is anything but cold. "We don't use…...
Two die in head-on crash in north-central Iowa
5+ hour, 38+ min ago (142+ words) by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 2, 2026 A wrong-way crash near Webster City claimed two lives. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office was notified just after noon Wednesday of a white pickup truck that had entered the westbound lane of U. S. Highway 20 at the…...
Ernst says she's focused on getting Farm Bill across the finish line
6+ hour, 42+ min ago (209+ words) by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 2, 2026 With 185 days left in her last term in the U. S. Senate, Joni Ernst says she's focused on getting a Farm Bill to the president's desk. Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, is a member of the Senate…...
Iowa Congresswoman Hinson co-sponsoring bill to limit birthright citizenship
18+ hour, 38+ min ago (350+ words) Radio Iowa Iowa Congresswoman Hinson co-sponsoring bill to limit birthright citizenship Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says birthright citizenship has been exploited for too long and she's co-sponsoring a bill that would limit U. S. citizenship to children born to a parent who's…...
Some Iowa counties saw record June rain, others remained dry
20+ hour, 30+ min ago (322+ words) Radio Iowa Some Iowa counties saw record June rain, others remained dry June is normally the wettest month of the year in Iowa and State Climatologist Justin Glisan says around half of the state did see record precipitation. "If you…...
Iowa's governor and her family on weeklong tour of Iowa tourist sites
21+ hour, 8+ min ago (175+ words) by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 1, 2026 Governor Kim Reynolds, her husband and five of their grandchildren stopped in Mason City this morning to get a look at the city's new bike park. "This is a great example of Destination Iowa funds,…...
Grassley calls for end to 'crusade' of giving birth just to attain citizenship
22+ hour, 23+ min ago (276+ words) by Matt Kelley | Jul 1, 2026 Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says it may be time for Congress to act on what's known as birthright citizenship, after the U. S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Trump's executive order that sought to end the…...