https://www.radioiowa.com/ Iowa's Radio News Network Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:00:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://cdn.radioiowa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/LEARFIELD_FAVICON.png https://www.radioiowa.com/ 32 32 https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/09/29/iowa-harvest-makes-little-progress-in-another-soggy-week/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:55:57 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182825 Wet conditions slowed the harvest again last week. The U.S.D.A. crop report says there was just one day suitable for fieldwork for the week that ended Sunday. The amount of corn harvested increased by only 1% from last week to 5% overall, and it is now 9% behind last year. The number of soybeans in […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/09/28/trump-hosts-reveal-of-15-billion-southeast-iowa-steel-plant/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:31:08 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182823 The top executives of a company that plans to build a $15 billion steel mill in southeast Iowa joined President Trump in the Oval Office today to announce the project. Prashant Ruia’s family founded the Essar Group, which owns the Mesabi Metalics iron ore mine in Minnesota and will be building the plant in Lee […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/09/28/its-a-dry-monday-but-heavy-rain-comig-back/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:31:52 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182818 Enjoy the day without rain as the forecast calls for a return of heavy rain. National Weather Service forecaster Elliott Morrow says that should hit tomorrow. “By tomorrow afternoon we got a new system coming in and it’s going to be leading to some more rain,” he says. Morrow says they are still trying to […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/09/28/lahn-says-hes-picking-up-support-because-of-his-views-on-pandemic/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:53:36 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182815 Republican Zach Lahn says many Iowans who support him in the race for governor are doing so because of what happened during the pandemic. “We are seeing energized people in the Republican Party and independents who are conservative who say that, ‘We’re not going to give away and give up the progress that we’ve made, […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/09/28/radio-iowa-high-school-football-poll-9-28-26/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:00:04 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182810 Class 5A 1. Southeast Polk (5-0), LW #1 vs Iowa City High 2. Dowling Catholic (4-1), LW #2 vs CR Kennedy 3. Johnston (4-1), LW #3 vs #4 Ankeny 4. Ankeny (5-0), LW #5 @ #3 Johnston 5. Sioux City East (4-1), LW #4 @DSM Roosevelt (Thurs) 6. Waukee (3-2), LW #10 @ Marshalltown 7. […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/09/28/wsj-report-trump-to-announce-new-15-billion-steel-plant-planned-in-iowa/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:55:17 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182803 The Wall Street Journal is reporting President Trump will announce early this afternoon that a new steel plant will be built in Iowa. Information provided by the White House to the newspaper indicates a company called Mesabi Metallics plans to build a $15 billion steel mill in eastern Iowa. The company has recently opened an […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/09/27/fort-dodge-man-charged-with-murder-after-shooting-outside-bar/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:08:09 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182798 A Fort Dodge man faces murder and attempted murder charges after a fatal shooting that happened outside a Fort Dodge bar early Saturday morning. Fort Dodge Police say an officer on patrol saw a man firing rounds from a handgun into a crowd, the officer fired his gun toward the man who was shoooting, the man […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/09/27/grassley-says-if-he-dies-in-office-he-doesnt-want-a-democrat-appointing-successor/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:30:21 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182794 Senator Chuck Grassley is urging Iowa Republicans to vote for the GOP candidate for governor, for a very specific reason. “At 93 years of age, I don’t know how many more groups of Republicans like this I’m going to have a chance to talk to, but once of the reasons I’m worried about who’s going […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/09/27/will-legislature-reconvene-to-pass-incentives-for-a-southeast-iowa-steel-plant/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:22:24 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182796 The Iowa legislature may soon convene in Des Moines to consider tax breaks that might seal the deal for a new steel plant near the Missisippi River in southeast Iowa. Republican legislative leaders have not provided confirmation, but the House Minority Leader has sent an email to the 33 Democrats in the Iowa House, saying […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/09/27/u-s-senate-candidate-hinson-lobbies-house-leader-for-return-to-d-c/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:04:27 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182801 Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ashley Hinson says she’s lobbying House Speaker Mike Johnson to reconvene the House before the election to address rising fuel prices. “I texted him yesterday and put the extra pressure on. I think we should be in Washington, D.C.,” Hinson said during a news conference in Des Moines. “I think it […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/09/25/marshall-island-natives-celebrate-their-heritage-in-dubuque/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:50:58 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182792 Dubuque is home to one of the largest populations of people from the Marshall Islands in the midwest and they are preparing for a day of cultural celebrations Saturday. Maitha Jolet helps organize the celebration in Dubuque for what’s called Manit day.  “We are kind of losing our Manit right now, and that is why […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/09/25/iowa-goldstar-museum-holding-world-war-two-living-history-event/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:23:37 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182789 The Iowa Gold Star Military Museum is hosting its first ever “World War Two Living History” event this weekend at Camp Dodge in Johnston. Museum curator Mike Vogt says they would normally have a soldier from the era come in and talk as the feature event, but that isn’t feasible. “World War II veterans are […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/09/25/iowa-drought-conditions-continue-to-recede/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:01:40 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182786 Dry conditions remain in northwest Iowa, but they have continued to shrink in the September rains. The area of moderate drought has gone from almost seven percent down to around two percent in the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report. The majority of the moderate drought is in Woodbury and Monona counties, with very small amounts […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/09/25/isu-extension-expert-warns-work-in-wet-fields-could-have-long-term-impact/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:44:54 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182784 Farmers got the combines into the field to start the harvest then the skies opened up and brought work to a stop. Iowa State University Extension field agronomist Angie Rieck Hinz says fields are pretty wet and you should give them some time to dry out before moving the combine back in.  “Those tracks and […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/09/25/iowa-home-sales-median-price-drop-in-august-2026/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:00:16 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182778 Data from the Iowa Association of Realtors shows home sales in August fell 10.5% compared to July. The median sales price for an Iowa home in August was $267,000. That’s higher than a year ago, but down 4.5% from July. There was also a dip in the number of Iowa homes that were put in […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/09/25/forecast-indicates-at-least-1-5-inches-of-rain-expected-statewide-over-next-week/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:56:48 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182777 A meteorologist with Iowa State University Extension says Iowans should expect clouds and rain through Sunday morning, with a brief break Monday before storms return Tuesday afternoon. The statewide average for rainfall is already at about six inches for the month. “Our normal for September is just under 3.5 (inches), so we’re definitely above average […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/09/25/iowa-medicaid-fraud-task-force-hears-from-top-state-investigator/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:48:57 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182775 The head of Iowa’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit says his team’s investigations led to 37 fraud convictions during the previous fiscal year and the recovery of $3.9 million. Jeremy Ingrim says nine people work in the unit and refer cases to county and federal attorneys. “Collaborating with these prosecuting agencies is a force multiplier that significantly […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/09/25/iowas-state-parks-need-hundreds-of-hands-this-weekend/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:00:16 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182732 Twenty-one of Iowa’s state parks and forests are hosting clean-up events this Saturday as part of Statewide Volunteer Day. Iowans are encouraged to find a park nearby and help to care for Iowa’s natural areas, freshen up campgrounds and facilities, and spend a little time outdoors. Andy Bartlett, park manager at Ledges State Park in […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/09/25/programming-starts-for-three-big-read-grants-in-iowa/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:30:36 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182773 Three Iowa organizations have received National Endowment for the Arts “Big Read” grants this year to spark community discussions about a piece of well-known American literature. The Carroll Public Library’s Foundation matched the $20,000 federal grant, is providing free copies of “The Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe” and the library is hosting […]]]> https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/09/25/trone-garriott-tours-epstein-files-exhibit-calls-for-more-congressional-action/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:57:56 +0000 https://www.radioiowa.com/?p=182771 Sarah Trone Garriott, the Democrat running against Third District Congressman Zach Nunn, says Nunn should back a measure that would let victims of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein sue the Department of Justice for failing to fully release all of its records on Epstein. rone Garriott toured a traveling exhibit of the Epstein Files that’s on […]]]>