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Iowa Senate approves new penalty for falsely claiming professional license
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (229+ words) Iowa Senate approves new penalty for falsely claiming professional license'Radio Iowa Iowa Senate approves new penalty for falsely claiming professional license The Iowa Senate has expanded a bill that would make it a crime to lie about academic credentials to…...
Free courses teach Iowans how to spot severe weather
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (234+ words) by Radio Iowa Contributor | Mar 30, 2026 The National Weather Service is offering four more storm spotter training sessions in Iowa this spring in hopes of recruiting more helpers to keep an eye on the sky. "This is offered to first responders…...
USDA program cuts cause ripple effects in Iowa, job losses
11+ hour, 53+ min ago (258+ words) by Radio Iowa Contributor | Mar 30, 2026 The USDA eliminated a grant program last week that aimed to help underserved producers grow resources. The now-cancelled Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program began funding 50 projects in 2023, including the New Century Farm Fellowship…...
Volunteers are still needed for Pick-Up Iowa program
14+ hour, 17+ min ago (315+ words) by Matt Kelley | Mar 30, 2026 A three-month project to clean up Iowa's waterways, roadways and neighborhoods will launch this week, and more helpers are needed. Andy Frantz, executive director of Keep Iowa Beautiful, says the annual "Pick-Up Iowa" program aims to…...
'No Kings' protests in over 50 Iowa cities and towns this weekend
22+ hour, 14+ min ago (266+ words) No Kings" protests in over 50 Iowa cities and towns this weekend'Radio Iowa No Kings" protests in over 50 Iowa cities and towns this weekend From Dubuque to Sioux City and Shenandoah to Burlington, thousands of Iowans in over 50 cities and towns…...
At least 2 homes destroyed as grass fire burns 7+ miles in northwest Iowa
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (181+ words) by Radio Iowa Contributor | Mar 29, 2026 Damage assessments are underway after a major field fire in Woodbury County forced the closure of Highway 20 between Lawton and Moville for several hours on Saturday. "There are at least two homes that were destroyed…...
Iowa Supreme Court upholds drug conviction based on backpack search
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (149+ words) Iowa Supreme Court upholds drug conviction based on backpack search'Radio Iowa Iowa Supreme Court upholds drug conviction based on backpack search The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld the conviction against a man who entered a Des Moines home under police…...
Cedar Falls residents raise concerns over proposed crypto mine
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (232+ words) by Radio Iowa Contributor | Mar 27, 2026 Cedar Falls leaders are considering new zoning which could accommodate a proposed cryptocurrency mine, but nearby residents are worried about noise and property values. The city's planning and zoning commission is weighing a crypto mine…...
Lawmaker says Senate GOP plan would keep Iowa legislature from micromanaging local budgets
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (262+ words) by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 27, 2026 A key lawmaker says there's common ground among his fellow Republicans when it comes to establishing a 2% cap on property tax growth in Iowa, but Senator Dan Dawson says the legislature should adopt the Senate Republicans…...
In-person visits suspended at southeast Iowa prison
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (199+ words) State prison officials have suspended in-person visits with inmates at a southeast Iowa prison. The Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility is a minimum security prison and, according to the Iowa Department of Corrections website, there were over a thousand inmates at…...