The continued wet weather may prove to be problematic for farmers wanting to harvest their crops. Iowa State University Extension Grain Quality Specialist, Charlie Hurburgh believes the wet conditions add a new issue to the harvest. “It’s just been a difficult fall — and now we are going to have mold problems in the fields […]Powered by WPeMatico
A manhunt is underway in southwest Iowa after a deadly weekend shooting. Council Bluffs police responded to a home Sunday afternoon and found 21-year-old Devon Theisen on a front porch with a gunshot wound to the head. Theisen was rushed to a hospital where he died. Witnesses told officers 69-year-old Kenneth Still got into an […]Powered by WPeMatico
Today is the first day “early” voting is allowed in Iowa for the November election. Iowa Democrats are holding “First Voter Rallies” in a dozen counties. Troy Price, the chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party, will be speaking at events in Indianola, Ottumwa and Burlington. Price previewed his message to Democrats on Saturday during a […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Congressman David Young and his Democratic challenger, Cindy Axne, both say they favor construction of a wall along parts of the southern U.S. border, along with more border agents and drones to patrol some areas. But the two quarrelled about another immigration-related issue tonight during a debate broadcast on KMA Radio. “If we lose this […]Powered by WPeMatico
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker encouraged fellow Democrats in Iowa this weekend to “stay faithful” despite hurt and angry feelings in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court fight. “It is not a time to give up. It’s a time to get up, to rise up, to speak up,” Booker said. “It’s time for you not […]Powered by WPeMatico
Freshman quarterback Brock Purdy had a huge day and Iowa State got in the win column in Big-12 play. Purdy came in for starter Zeb Noland and passed for 318 yards and four touchdowns and added 84 yards if rushing and a score in a 48-42 win at Oklahoma State. “Zeb has done a really […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Rod Blum, Iowa’s first district congressman, and Abby Finkenaur, his Democratic challenger, tangled over taxes and trade policy during a televised debate tonight. Finkenauer said farmers are concerned about the trade war and worried about getting financing for the next growing season. “This is hitting our state so hard,” Finkenauer said. “The president and this […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley is accusing Democrats of trying to destroy the “impeccable reputation” of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. “What left-wing groups and their Democratic allies have done to Judge Kavanaugh is nothing short of monstrous,” Grassley said this morning, just before 51 senators agreed to allow a Saturday vote in the senate on […]Powered by WPeMatico
An Indonesian teenager who’s attending school in Iowa is watching her home fall apart halfway around the world. Siti Nurhaliza Abd. Kadir , Liza to her friends, is a foreign exchange student at Mid-Prairie High School in Wellman. The 17-year-old told KCRG-TV it’s painful to be nearly 9,000 miles away from her family in Palu […]Powered by WPeMatico
