A new report finds nearly 18% of Iowa youth are obese, the tenth highest level among the 50 states. Jamie Bussel, senior program officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, says childhood obesity remains a major public health challenge, with significant financial and societal implications. Bussel says, “Nearly one in six young people in our […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Congressman Steve King says if diplomacy fails, sending the military to the border to repel a large group of asylum seekers is the only option. King says there is legislation that could be passed in congress, but he expects a confrontation at the southern border “pretty soon after the Election.” “Send the military down […]Powered by WPeMatico
An incumbent who’s been in the post for seven months faces two challengers in the race to be Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture for the next four years. Iowa’s long-time State Ag Secretary Bill Northey resigned in March to take a job in the USDA. Governor Reynolds appointed Mike Naig to the post. Naig defeated four competitors […]Powered by WPeMatico
The DNR wildlife biologist who tracks pheasant numbers says the late harvest is likely to hurt the success of some hunters as the season gets underway Saturday. Todd Bogenschutz says standing crops give the birds places to hide. “If you’ve got a CRP field and it’s got standing crops around it, you know it’s still […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa harvest is finally in full swing after being delayed a few weeks by rainy weather and muddy fields, but that delay is raising fears among conservationists that many farmers may skip planting cover crops this season. Mahaska County farmer Michael Jackson says he’s already nearly two full weeks behind on harvesting. “We usually […]Powered by WPeMatico
Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the Justice Department to investigate high-profile attorney Michael Avenatti and a client who made allegations against U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanagh. Grassley says investigators should look into “a potential conspiracy” to make false statements to congress and obstruct his Judiciary Committee’s investigation of Kavanaugh. Grassley says there were “obvious, susequent […]Powered by WPeMatico
Former Vice President Joe Biden will headline a rally in Cedar Rapids next Tuesday. Biden’s trip to eastern Iowa will be on behalf of first district congressional candidate Abby Finkenauer of Dubuque and Fred Hubbell, the Democratic candidate for governor. Finkenauer, who is running against incumbent Republican Congressman Rod Blum, worked for Biden’s 2008 Iowa […]Powered by WPeMatico
Linn County Auditor Joel Miller says he is still receiving sample ballots his office sent out recently for informational purposes. The mailers also included an absentee ballot request form, an addressed envelope, and a letter noting “this ballot cannot be used for voting, ” but hundreds of people have filled them out and sent them […]Powered by WPeMatico
The head of the union representing the largest share of state government employees is accusing the Department of Corrections of “downplaying” the severity of an incident at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison. State prison officials, in a news release last Friday, said a guard was treated and released from a hospital after being […]Powered by WPeMatico
