https://www.radioiowa.com/ Iowa's Radio News Network Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:00:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://cdn.radioiowa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/LEARFIELD_FAVICON-150x150.png https://www.radioiowa.com/ 32 32 https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/08/31/radio-iowa-high-school-football-poll-8-31-26/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:00:10 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182236 Class 5A 1.  Dowling Catholic (1-0), LW #2 @ #2 Johnston 2.  Johnston (1-0), LW #3 vs #1 Dowling Catholic 3.  Iowa City Liberty (1-0), LW #4 vs #4 S.E. Polk 4.  Southeast Polk (1-0), LW #6 @ #3 Iowa City Liberty 5.  Cedar Rapids Prairie (1-0), LW #7 vs CR Kennedy 6.  Ankeny (1-0), […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/08/31/new-ui-center-for-intellectual-freedom-oversight-panel-meets-tomorrow/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:36:39 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182230 A newly formed executive committee will meet tomorrow to discuss hiring a permanent director for the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa. Governor Kim Reynolds said it’s taken a while to get the center operating as envisioned because there aren’t many like it in the United States. “We’ve been somewhat of a leader […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/08/31/as-august-ends-hot-and-muggy-weather-returns-to-iowa/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:41:13 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182221 Thirty-one counties in south-central and southeast Iowa will be under a heat advisory from one o’clock this afternoon through 7 P.M. Wednesday. Meteorologist Abby Wyss, at the National Weather Service in Johnston, says we’re headed back into a steamy, muggy spell to wrap up summer. “We’ve got hot temperatures coming in these next couple of […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/08/31/missing-woman-is-found-alive-in-hardin-county-after-extensive-search/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:18:42 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182219 Rescue crews from several north-central counties helped with a weekend river search and rescue in Hardin County. The Eldora Fire and Rescue Department was notified of a report of a woman missing along the river at around 5 p.m. Saturday. Both the Grundy and Hamilton County Sheriff’s Offices deployed drones to assist in the search. […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/08/31/labor-day-2026-vacations-will-cost-iowans-more-than-a-year-ago/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:00:10 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182209 The last holiday weekend of summer is just ahead and many Iowans are making plans to vacate the state for short Labor Day getaways. Brian Ortner, spokesman for AAA-Iowa, says the cost of vacationing has risen in recent months, but it isn’t keeping many Iowans from hitting the road, or the runway. “The AAA booking […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/08/31/two-events-highlight-stakes-in-iowas-top-2026-races/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:31:11 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182217 There were two big events this weekend focused on boosting the top candidates on Iowa’s General Election ballot. U.S. Senate candidate Ashley Hinson played her violin with a band on stage as over a thousand Republicans gathered in Clive Saturday for a campaign fundraiser. “We have the Republican ticket that is ready to win, top […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/08/28/southeast-iowa-city-to-host-holocaust-exhibit/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:00:53 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182207 The Burlington Public Library is one of just 50 across the country to host a unique traveling exhibit about the Holocaust. Becky Nelson, the library’s manager of outreach and program services, says it’s designed to transport you back to the 1930s and ‘40s and make you think about how you — as an American — […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/08/28/iowa-fugitive-is-arrested-in-mexico-awaits-extradition-to-davenport/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:00:11 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182211 An eastern Iowa man who’s been on the run for more than a year will soon be back in Iowa to face homicide charges. Davenport police say 41-year-old Alex Uthoff of Davenport was driving a motorcycle recklessly and drunk when he crashed in May of last year, killing his passenger, 31-year-old Samantha Burke. Investigators say […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/08/28/iowa-hunters-have-a-shot-at-rabbits-squirrels-doves-and-ducks-starting-next-week/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:00:26 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182213 Several popular hunting seasons will open in Iowa next week. DNR conservation officer Nate Carr says rabbit and squirrel seasons will open September 5th. Squirrel season typically brings out some 20,000 hunters who will harvest more than 100,000 squirrels a year, while Iowa hunters took around 90,000 cottontail rabbits each year over the past 10 […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/08/28/johnson-county-dedicates-plaza-statue-to-its-new-namesake/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:49:07 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182205 Johnson County will dedicate Dr. Lulu Merle Johnson Plaza during a ceremony tomorrow morning in Iowa City. Johnson was the first black woman in Iowa to earn a PhD, which she received from the University of Iowa. The service will include unveiling a statue of Johnson, plus plaques that tell stories of black history in Iowa. […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/08/28/judge-rules-two-iowa-libertarians-cant-be-on-fall-ballot/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:32:30 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182203 A judge has ruled Libertarians selected earlier this month as replacement candidates for lieutenant governor and the third congressional district cannot be listed on the General Election ballot. The two candidates were nominated to replace Libertarians who were ruled ineligible by a state panel that cited paperwork issues, including one candidate who had filed to […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/08/28/gamers-get-their-geek-on-in-sioux-city/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:00:49 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182179 It’s said the meek shall inherit the earth, but the geek will inherit Sioux City this weekend. The Sioux City Geek Convention, or GeekCon, opens today. Organizer and president Skyler Gorsett says they’ll be showcasing video and tabletop games of all types, anime viewings, artists, comics, cosplay, and more at the Sioux City Convention Center. […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/08/28/state-regulators-question-black-hills-energy-over-safety-issues-in-spencer/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:59:48 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182201 The Iowa Utilities Commission held a hearing at their offices in Des Moines Thursday after an inspection last June of the Black Hills Energy service area in Spencer found more than 100 safety issues spanning 16 different categories. The IUC sayS none of the findings posed a threat to the public, but they are concerned […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/08/27/u-s-senate-candidate-turek-outlines-his-ideas-for-federal-action-on-cancer/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:55:25 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182199 Democrat Josh Turek says if he’s elected to the U.S. Senate, he’ll vote to increase funding for cancer research and for Medicaid, the government funded insurance program that many cancer patients rely upon. “If I only got one thing done in the U.S. Senate, I would love to arrive at a public option so every […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/08/27/iowas-governor-touts-new-high-school-graduation-requirement/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:42:27 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182197 The seniors who’ve just started their final year at a public or private high school in Iowa are the first graduating class required to pass a civics test in order to get their diploma. Governor Kim Reynolds, who proposed the requirement in 2025, said civics education prepares students to be responsible citizens. “We all realize how […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/08/27/iowa-native-is-den-mother-for-cast-and-crew-of-wicked-and-13-tractor-trailers-audio/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:27 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182187 The national touring Broadway production of “Wicked” is returning to Iowa for a three-week run for the first time in more than a decade and it’s a homecoming for the man who’s in charge of it all. Company manager Steve Quinn is a Des Moines native who grew up in Cedar Rapids and is a […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/08/27/sioux-city-already-seeing-school-bus-stop-sign-violations/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:05:42 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182192 The school year is just underway and the Sioux City School District is already seeing drivers illegally passing stopped school buses that are dropping off and picking up students. School transportation director Doug Stewart says drivers need to remember the rules for a school buses. “If the yellow lights are flashing, you cannot pass from […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/08/27/one-in-five-counties-now-use-thrive-iowa-program-to-help-students-families/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:48:08 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182176 The state’s Thrive Iowa program is now operating in 20 of the state’s 99 counties. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services launched the initiative this summer to help connect people with services and resources. In Buena Vista County, the Storm Lake Community School District received program funding to hire staff to work directly […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/08/27/art-project-domino-effect-brings-musical-interlude-to-central-iowa-city/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:00:03 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182146 An interactive art exhibit designed to encourage play, creativity and connection will open in the heart of Iowa’s capital city this weekend. Renae Mauk, vice president of downtown development at the Greater Des Moines Partnership, says the installation called “Domino Effect” will bring color, music and larger-than-life game pieces to the Cowles Commons area, across […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/08/26/talk-of-increased-refinery-exemptions-causing-iowa-biodfuels-industry-concern/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:48:02 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182172 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reportedly set to double the exemptions allowing oil refineries to opt out of the amount of renewable fuels required to be blended into gas. The Executive Director of the Iowa Biodiesel Board, says the move could cost U.S. soybean farmers about one billion dollars in lost revenue. Grant Kimberly […]]]>