A new report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration links consumption of soybean oil to a reduced risk of coronary heart disease. Iowa Soybean Association president Rolland Schnell says it’s great news for the state’s soybean growers — and for consumers. “Hopefully, it’s going to put to rest some of the naysayers who like […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Department of Human Services reports a second baby was turned over to the department in July under the state’s Safe Haven law. A baby girl was turned over at an Iowa hospital on July 6th, and DHS spokesperson Amy McCoy says the law was used again near the end of the month. “In […]Powered by WPeMatico
The latest U.S.D.A. report estimates the value of Iowa farmland now averages $8,000 an acre. Farmland values in Iowa were up nearly two percent in the past two years according to the U.S.D.A. The other “corn belt” states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri all failed to see an increase in land values. The U.S.D.A. calculation […]Powered by WPeMatico
An earthquake specialist at the University of Iowa says the quakes that have rattled Oklahoma this week adds to evidence they’re tied to human activity. Bill Barnhart, an assistant professor in the UI Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, says earthquakes in Oklahoma picked up dramatically after 2008 as oil drilling and fracking operations started […]Powered by WPeMatico
Emergency repairs are closing the Clinton County Courthouse for a few weeks. County maintenance crews Thursday morning found a collapsed support beam in the basement of the Courthouse. The building was closed at that time and evacuated. A structural engineer has recommended the building be closed for two weeks. During that time, work can be […]Powered by WPeMatico
Kurt Warner will become the first native Iowan to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in a ceremony in Canton, Ohio Saturday. Warner played at Cedar Rapids Regis High School and after graduating in 1989 went to Northern Iowa. Terry Allen was Warner’s coach at UNI and says he’s probably mentioned in […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Kansas man is being charged with vehicular homicide for an accident in western Nebraska that killed four Iowans. The accident happened at about 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 1st on U.S. Highway 26, near Lake McConaughy in Nebraska. Twenty-two-year-old Jeser Cisneros-Hernandez was driving home to Kansas, from working in Montana. Authorities say his vehicle […]Powered by WPeMatico
An Iraq war veteran whose name was listed on Iowa ballots in 2014 and 2016 is now aiming to be the top election official in the state. Democrat Jim Mowrer ran for congress twice and he’s now seeking the Iowa Democratic Party’s 2018 nomination for Secretary of State. Mowrer says there’s “a lot of work […]Powered by WPeMatico
Nearly 300 members of Sioux City’s Iowa Air National Guard 185th Air Refueling Wing will be deployed overseas beginning in October. Colonel Larry Christensen, the base commander, says it’s one of the largest deployments in recent history of the unit and involves two separate entities. He says they usually deploy the airplanes, crews and maintenance, […]Powered by WPeMatico
