Water levels on the Missouri River are gradually falling as releases from Gavins Point Dam near Yankton have been cut back in the past several days. Dave Becker, operations manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Gavins Point, says it’s in response to high water and flooding in communities further south along the […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa ACLU has filed a lawsuit for several groups challenging the constitutionality of what’s known as the “ag gag” law. ACLU legal director Ritta Bettis, says the law that was passed in 2012 threatens jail time for those individuals, news media, and advocacy groups who use undercover means to document, or even in some cases […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Environmental Council, the Des Moines Water Works and 18 central Iowa businesses have joined a coalition urging Tyson Foods to adopt new land-use rules for producers who supply livestock to Tyson slaughtering plants. “Unfortunately, the meat industry is currently driving production practices of feed grains that pollute our waterways with excess fertilizer pollutants,” […]Powered by WPeMatico
The latest crop report released Tuesday by the U.S.D.A shows the recent wet weather hasn’t allowed many farmers in Iowa to get into their fields. Iowa State University Agronomist Joel DeJong, who monitors a nine county region in northwest Iowa, says he’s not seeing a lot of combines moving around. “We’re hoping we get a […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa poultry producers are reminded to be vigilant for signs of avian influenza as wild bird populations are beginning their fall migrations and could bring perilous hazards with them. Doctor Jack Shere, a veterinarian with the U.S.D.A.’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, says farmers need to be watchful because this is the time of […]Powered by WPeMatico
A man was found shot to death in the southwest Iowa city of Red Oak before sunrise today. Jerry Dietz of KOAK-AM and KCSI-FM in Red Oak started getting phone calls from listeners “about a number of police vehicles in a location in central Red Oak.” Red Oak’s police chief then confirmed a body had been […]Powered by WPeMatico
A new report suggests the leaders of Iowa’s drainage districts, the target of a lawsuit dismissed earlier this year, should do more to improve the state’s water quality. David Osterberg, who co-authored the report for the Iowa Policy Project, believes drainage districts are authorized to reduce nitrate pollution even though they are not required to […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Fort Dodge man was arrested Tuesday in Council Bluffs on charges stemming from an incident late last month in Fort Dodge. Twenty-three-year-old Cody Steven Zuspann was charged with three counts of third-degree sexual abuse and three counts of violation of the Sex Offender Registry. On September 27th, Fort Dodge Police were dispatched to the […]Powered by WPeMatico
The second finalist for the president’s job at Iowa State University visited campus Tuesday afternoon for an open forum. Pamela Whitten says ISU is already a very good school, but can become and exceptional one. She says one key is to improve the retention rate of students and also the graduation rate. She says the […]Powered by WPeMatico
