https://www.radioiowa.com/ Iowa's Radio News Network Fri, 15 May 2026 21:54:52 +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/2026/05/18/push-continues-for-funding-of-iowa-air-national-guards-runway-project/ Mon, 18 May 2026 09:14:07 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180160 The lobbying effort continues for federal funding of a project that will keep the Iowa Air National Guard’s Refueling Wing operating out of Sioux City. The runway was designed for F16s, but in 2003 the pilots based in Sioux City began flying massive refueling tankers. The FAA says the runway will soon be unsafe and […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/15/camp-courageous-hosts-its-annual-car-cruise-fundraiser-sunday/ Fri, 15 May 2026 21:50:16 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180163 The 39th annual Cruisin’ for Camp Courageous is this Sunday at the camp near Monticello. Spokeperson Julie Davis says you can stop out between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.  “It’s a fun event. It’s just not for your car show people. It’s for a family. It’s a great Sunday afternoon at Camp Courageous. Cars will […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/15/iowas-governor-signs-over-two-dozen-bills-into-law/ Fri, 15 May 2026 19:25:52 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180161 A new state law will require the Iowa DOT to check a federal database if someone seeking a driver’s license does not arrive with proof they’re a citizen or a legal resident of the United States. The policy is currently scheduled to go into effect March 1, 2027. Governor Kim Reynolds signed that policy into […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/15/iowa-community-colleges-continue-moving-toward-pre-pandemic-enrollment/ Fri, 15 May 2026 18:05:38 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180158 The annual report on the state’s 15 community colleges is out. Department of Education Community Colleges Bureau Chief Amy Gieseke says enrollment this past year was more than 123,000 students. “Which is an uptick of 3.1% over the previous year. And if you’ll recall in our fall enrollment report, fall enrollment had showed that we […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/15/2500-special-olympians-meet-at-isu-for-next-weeks-summer-games/ Fri, 15 May 2026 18:00:02 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180152 A few thousand athletes with intellectual disabilities from all across the state will gather in Ames next week for the Special Olympics Iowa Summer Games, according to games spokeswoman Megan Filipi. “It’s our largest competition of the whole year,” Filipi says. “We have competitions year round, but our Summer Games is our biggest one. It’s […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/15/iowa-congresswoman-hinson-says-trump-is-taking-on-china-in-a-meaningful-way/ Fri, 15 May 2026 17:21:40 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180157 Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says the Trump Administration is making progress in trade talks with China. President Trump is flying back from China today after his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “I think that the president and his team and Secretary Rubio are making meaningful progress in these discussions,” Hinson said. “There is more […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/15/iowa-forecast-shows-risk-of-large-hail-75-mph-winds-late-today/ Fri, 15 May 2026 14:23:54 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180155 Forecasters warn that severe weather is possible later today for wide sections of Iowa, with hail, high winds and tornadoes possible. Meteorologist Dylan Dodson, at the National Weather Service, says Iowans will need to stay weather aware and keep connected with the changing forecast. “We’ve got storms that are going to be firing here this […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/15/what-can-be-done-at-national-landmark-in-iowa-called-blood-run/ Fri, 15 May 2026 13:52:11 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180149 Archaeologists, tribal representatives, educators and state officials gathered in northwest Iowa this week to discuss the future of a National Historic Landmark. Blood Run sits along the Big Sioux River and stretches from northwest Iowa into South Dakota. It’s where historians say the Oneota people first started settling over 1100 years ago and lived, farmed […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/15/iowa-hhs-to-replace-1980s-era-software-to-track-adoptions-and-foster-care/ Fri, 15 May 2026 11:00:24 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180133 A new IT system child protective service workers in Iowa rely on to track foster and adoption cases is set roll out in December. The new federally-compliant system, called VISION, replaces the state’s current system which was created in the 1980s, known as FACS. Janee Harvey, director of the Family Well-Being and Protection Division, says […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/14/wahls-and-turek-in-final-statewide-tv-debate-before-iowas-us-senate-primary/ Fri, 15 May 2026 03:21:27 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180151 The two Iowa Democrats running for the U.S. Senate used their final debate before the June Primary to present themselves as the party’s best General Election option against Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, the likely Republican Party pick for the U.S. Senate. State Senator Zach Wahls of Coralville opened by saying Democrats need to win back the […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/14/10-million-from-three-donors-for-field-of-dreams-expansion/ Thu, 14 May 2026 21:44:11 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180142 A Dubuque-based trucking company and two northeast Iowa families have donated $10 million to support construction of a professional ballpark and other facilities at a “Field of Dreams” complex in Dyersville. The McCoy Group’s Jim Conley said he moved to Dubuque 31 years ago and was awe struck during his first visit to the Field […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/14/board-of-education-will-not-rehear-north-polk-a-i-video-case/ Thu, 14 May 2026 20:23:57 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180145 The State Board of Education has denied a re-hearing request for a North Polk middle school student who was suspended for creating and posting online several sexually explicit fake A-I videos using pictures of school staff. The Board’s lawyer Thomas Mayes recommended the board deny the request, because the re-hearing is not for new information. […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/14/iowa-congressman-feenstra-predicts-senate-will-pass-e15-bill-very-shortly/ Thu, 14 May 2026 17:41:18 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180141 Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra of Hull predicts the U.S. Senate will soon pass the E15 bill that cleared the House yesterday. The margin of the House vote was important, according to Feenstra. “I talked to the Senate leadership last night. They’re really excited because it was a bipartisan measure,” Feenstra said, “so we 120 Republicans support […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/14/spring-is-the-time-to-be-aware-of-bears-in-iowa/ Thu, 14 May 2026 15:49:00 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180140 The Iowa DNR is reminding those who live in areas where bears have turned up in the past to be ready for them to return. State Furbearer Biologist Vince Evelsizer says we have some bears who overwinter here, but there aren’t any mating couples raising cubs in Iowa. “The bears we get are singles usually […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/14/southwest-iowa-service-honors-law-officers-who-died-in-the-line-of-duty/ Thu, 14 May 2026 15:20:42 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180138 A memorial service for fallen police officers was held at the Clarinda Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknown on Wednesday afternoon. The ceremony opened with members of the Clarinda American Legion firing a rifle volley, prior to the playing of “Taps.” Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers says officers put their lives on the line every day, […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/14/iowa-congressman-nunn-lauds-bipartisan-backing-of-e15-bill/ Thu, 14 May 2026 15:04:47 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180135 Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn, a Republican from Ankeny, says there was a last-minute attempt to block Wednesday’s House vote on pro-ethanol legislation. The bill to permanently allow the sale of E15 year-round passed, but Nunn said that came after a failed parliamentary move by lawmakers who oppose it. “I’m so proud of not only the […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/14/northeast-iowa-high-school-scene-of-active-shooter-drill/ Thu, 14 May 2026 14:34:47 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180134 Iowa schools are required to hold active shooter drills, just like fire and tornado drills, and school staff and first responders held a large-scale drill Wednesday afternoon at West Delaware High School in Manchester. Delaware County emergency management coordinator Mandy Bieber and Delaware County Sheriff Travis Hemesath say they practiced a scenario that involved a […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/14/musical-show-makes-iowa-debut-turning-audience-of-300-into-one-choir/ Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:37 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180121 A fully-interactive, internationally-touring show that turns the entire audience into performers is making its first-ever Iowa stop on Friday night, focusing on the music of the British rock band Queen. It’s called “Choir! Choir! Choir!” and co-founder and co-host Daveed Goldman says everyone is given a lyric sheet upon entering the auditorium. “We split the […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/14/85th-annual-orange-city-tulip-festival-starts-today/ Thu, 14 May 2026 10:29:03 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180126 A northwest Iowa city’s celebration of its Dutch heritage that began with a small flower show in 1936 continues, as the 85th Orange City Tulip Festival begins today and runs through Saturday. The parades at 2 and 6 p.m. every day attract lots of visitors to see the traditional costumes and street scrubbing, but festival […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/13/year-round-e15-policy-clears-house-with-backing-of-iowas-u-s-reps/ Wed, 13 May 2026 22:59:03 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180131 The U.S. House has passed a bill to scrap an EPA rule and allow E15 to be sold year-round in every state. Congressman Randy Feenstra, a Republican from Hull, said expanded nationwide use of gasoline with a higher blend of ethanol will boost the corn market. “Gridlock in Washington, D.C. has prevented this passage of […]]]>