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How Iowa National Guard soldiers balance part-time service on top of busy lives
LITTLE FALLS, Minnesota (Gray Television Iowa Capitol Bureau) - This week, around 3,000 soldiers from the Iowa National Guard are undergoing their annual summer training in Minnesota. Most of these soldiers aren’t in uniform full-time. 80% of Iowa’s soldiers in the National Guard serve part-time. Captain Tim Hadley...
West Nile Has Been Found in Iowa Mosquitoes
The good news is that at the time of writing, no humans in Iowa have yet tested positive for the West Nile virus. Mosquitos on the other hand have been found containing the virus in central Iowa. According to KCRG, mosquitoes were trapped at a park in West Ames sometime in mid-July. The park where these mosquitoes were found is sprayed or fogged every Wednesday night. Some of these mosquitoes contained the West Nile virus.
Iowa Parents – Think Twice Before Posting Your Kids’ Back-to-School Photos
Very soon, kids across our neighborhoods will scramble out of bed, bleary-eyed but excited, well some of them. Others will be bleary-eyed and complain about getting up and how going to bed earlier wouldn’t help. Or, maybe that’s just me this morning. Backpacks will be filled with new supplies, breakfasts gulped down between last-minute shoe tying and tooth brushing, and jackets will be zipped up against the morning chill. Who are we kidding, jackets are zipped if you’re lucky. It’s not all that far away,
Audubon gets third consecutive walk-off to advance to first-ever State Championship game
(Fort Dodge) – For the third-straight game and second time at the State Tournament, the Audubon Wheelers came up with a walk-off hit to win. This time it was senior Michelle Brooks who laced a two-run double down the right field line to score the tying and winning runs in a 3-2 State Semifinal win over Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont.
Polk County K-9 to receive new body armor in memory of fallen DMPD K-9
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Polk County K-9 now has its own body armor, thanks to a donation in memory of a Des Moines police K-9. K-9 Bax received the present from a nonprofit group whose mission is to protect K-9s. Vested Interest in K-9s is giving the department a protective vest for Bax. It will be embroidered with "In Memory of K-9 Hobbs."
1972 – ‘Injun Joe’ Leads Boone Charge
Joe Merryfield of Des Moines outdrove an impressive field of cars to win the Grand Nationals at Boone Speedway. Flagman Floyd Mitchell joins Merryfield in victory lane. – Beetle Bailey Photo. Boone, Iowa (July 25, 1972) – “Injun” Joe Merryfield cut the pack off at the pass as he...
City of Des Moines takes first steps to tighten rules on camping in public to curb record homeless numbers
DES MOINES, Iowa — Joshua Woodworth is right at home, tucked along the banks of the Raccoon River. “It’s a hole opening up in the ground that looks like a pyramid,” Woodworth said. He’s called this current, small cavern cut into the limestone his residence for over a year. “I came back to Iowa about […]
Bradford’s Money Outlook on Cannabis Stocks
To hear Bradford’s Money Outlook on Cannabis Stocks, click on the audio file below:. 2A Regional Softball Lake Mills at Belmond-Klemme 7:00 PM KIOW. 1A Regional Softball West Hancock at North Iowa 7:00 PM B103. Tuesday, July 9th. 2A District Baseball Osage vs. Forest City at New Hampton 5:00...
Akron-Westfield baseball upset in IHSAA 1A State Semifinals
CARROLL, Iowa (KCAU) – #1 Akron-Westfield’s quest for an IHSAA State Championship came to a halt at the hands of #4 Lynnville-Sully with a 4-0 loss in the 1A semifinal round. Westerners second baseman Hayden Wahlberg recorded three of the team’s five hits in the game. Akron-Westfield ends the season at 28-4 overall.
How Perry Chamber is Assisting with Food Insecurity in the State
Food insecurity is prevalent throughout the state of Iowa, and the Perry Chamber is doing its best to support people within the community. Chamber Director Lynsi Pasutti tells Raccoon Valley Radio food insecurity is nothing new to the world, but notices that the issue is expanding. She says that the Perry Food Pantry is still seeing record numbers of people showing up to get food. Pasutti reminds residents that the weekly Farmer’s Markets offer assistance with food insecurity.
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