Iowa is holding onto the top spot in the country when it comes to producing pigs. The U.S.D.A.’s latest inventory of all hogs and pigs in the country was 75.5 million as of September 1st, which is up 3% from June. The report shows Iowa has 23.6 million pigs — increasing 4% from the previous […]Powered by WPeMatico
A cool and rainy weekend is forecast across the state. National Weather Service Meteorologist Alex Krull says the first frost of the season will likely arrive overnight. “We currently are looking at temperatures to get very close to 31 or 30 degrees in parts of northern and eastern Iowa,” Krull says. A frost advisory is […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Congressman Steve King convened a hearing Thursday in Washington, D.C. to examine complaints that conservatives are being censored on college campuses and by social media companies. “Fortunately, Americans are beginning to recognize this quiet trend in our society in which one group or another systematically silences another’s beliefs with which they disagree,” King said. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says his committee has received no evidence to suggest Brett Kavanaugh should not be a Supreme Court justice. Grassley and the 21-member Senate Judiciary Committee are scheduled to vote at 12:30 Iowa time today on Kavanaugh’s nomination. Grassley says he found both Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford to be credible and […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley will convene the Senate Judiciary Committee at 8:30 this morning to vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. “The average between the time a person is announced by the president and the senate votes on it is about 65 to 75 days and here we are at about 85 to […]Powered by WPeMatico
A century ago, a deadly flu virus swept across the world and experts are still trying to understand the scope of the disaster that killed millions of people, including more than 6,000 Iowans. Over the next month, social historian Michael Luick-Thrams will visit dozens of libraries, schools and museums with a presentation he calls, “The […]Powered by WPeMatico
Northwestern College in Orange City is dedicating its new science hall today. College president Greg Christy says they had already raised more than the $24.5 million cost of the three-story, 61,000 square foot building by the time they broke ground to start construction. “People have had a real desire to see this building come about […]Powered by WPeMatico
State officials have issued “cease and desist orders” to companies in Pennsylvania and Texas to quit selling what the Iowa Insurance Division calls “fake health insurance plans” in Iowa. The Iowa Insurance Division accuses Xpress Healthcare in Pennsylvania and New Benefits in Texas of placing “untrue, deceptive and misleading” ads on Facebook. The Iowa Insurance […]Powered by WPeMatico
The recent murders of two Iowa college students are putting a renewed focus on safety and boosting sales for some businesses that sell self defense products. Twenty-two-year-old Celia Barquin Arozamena was killed on September 17 while playing golf in Ames. She was allegedly attacked by a homeless man living in a wooded area near the […]Powered by WPeMatico
