https://www.radioiowa.com/ Iowa's Radio News Network Mon, 18 May 2026 20:01:10 +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/2026/05/18/governor-signs-iowa-property-tax-limitation-into-law/ Mon, 18 May 2026 20:01:10 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180174 Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that GOP legislators say is the hallmark of rheir 2026 session — the move to limit future property tax increases. A small group of legislators and Reynolds gathered in the Iowa Capitol’s Rotunda today for a bill signing ceremony. “Most importantly we want to say thank […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/18/iowa-high-school-students-make-up-32-of-community-college-credit-hours/ Mon, 18 May 2026 19:11:41 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180171 The number of high school students who are also taking community college courses at the same time continues to rise. Department of Education Community Colleges Bureau Chief Amy Gieseke says it’s  called joint enrollment.  “In total, joint enrollment students earning credit at both the high school and college level comprised 47% of all headcount enrollment […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/18/program-trains-carpenters-electricians-while-fixing-up-iowas-run-down-houses/ Mon, 18 May 2026 18:00:33 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180166 A new program in central Iowa will train people for a trade apprenticeship and preserve low-income homes. Participants in the Work that Improves Housing program will go through residential and commercial training in construction. They’ll spend four months doing tasks like repairing low-income homes and doing commercial training in carpentry or electrical work. Julian Neely, […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/18/180170/ Mon, 18 May 2026 17:55:53 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180170 The preseason Radio Iowa/Baseball Coaches Association High School Poll. Class 4A Rank  Team  2025 Record 1 Sioux City East  37-6 2 Waukee   25-14 3  Cedar Rapids Prairie  30-10 4 West Des Moines Valley  24-13 5 Johnston    26-12 6  Indianola  32-6 7  Pleasant Valley  28-7 8  Cedar Rapids Kennedy  26-13 9  Iowa City Liberty   32-10 […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/18/meyer-calls-for-iowa-house-review-of-ipers-situation/ Mon, 18 May 2026 13:15:49 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180167 House Democratic Leader Brian Meyer says the House Oversight Committee should meet soon to find out why the CEO of the state-run pension system resigned and a top deputy was fired on May 1. “We need to investigate it and if we can do it sooner rather than later and get to the bottom of […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/18/severe-storms-spin-off-tornadoes-hurricane-force-winds-in-northern-iowa/ Mon, 18 May 2026 12:01:59 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180164 Damage assessment will get underway soon after last night’s storms brought multiple possible tornadoes and straight-line winds gusting over 80 miles an hour. Likely twisters are reported near as many as a dozen towns in northwest and north-central Iowa, including Armstrong, Pomeroy, Crystal Lake, Moville, Salix, Kingsley, Pierson, Mason City, Graettinger, Moorland, Joice and Wesley. […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/05/18/iowans-who-leave-earlier-for-a-holiday-road-trip-may-beat-the-rush/ Mon, 18 May 2026 11:00:20 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=180153 Iowa motorists who want to avoid the high stress of traffic-packed interstates during the upcoming Memorial Day holiday might consider changing up their departure time, if they can be flexible. AAA-Iowa spokesman Brian Ortner says the motor club’s research helps to determine what windows of time will be the most hectic for highway travel, versus […]]]> 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 […]]]>