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ISU study puts extremely high price on evolving hog virus
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa State University researchers estimate a viral disease cost the U-S pork industry more than one-billion dollars each year between 2016 and 2020. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome or PRRS (PURS) can be deadly for pigs, and it can reduce a sow’s ability to give birth to healthy piglets. Derald Holtkamp, an I-S-U professor in veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine, says it’s hard to stay ahead of PRRS because it mutates so quickly. “Several times we thought we had the PRRS virus kind of sorted out,” Holtkamp says. “We thought we had solutions to control it and within a few years, we are made to look stupid again. It just has this ability to continually evolve.”
217 Today: Iowa’s new abortion law could have ripple effects across the region
Champaign police are investigating the drowning death of a 2-year-old boy. When the National Association of Black Journalists conference opens tomorrow, the Republican presidential nominee will be there. Over 70 people showed up at the oldest African American church in Champaign County on Sunday to attend a vigil for Sonya...
Evapotranspiration: How do crop fields impact the heat index?
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Have you ever noticed a change in humidity when stepping into a greenhouse? Or, on a hot day, feeling extra mugginess in the air while in a rural area? These can both be explained by a process called evapotranspiration. The definition is pretty simple when you...
State Auditor Sand To Host Town Halls In Area On Thursday
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand invites the public to join him for several town hall meetings scheduled for Thursday in four area counties. Sand will host the first town hall of the day in Crawford County in Denison’s Washington Park from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sand will share updates from his office’s efforts to monitor and protect taxpayers’ money and root out waste, fraud, and abuse in state, county, and local governments. He then heads to Carroll’s Southside Park for a town hall from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. before traveling to Sac City Park in Sac City from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Sand finishes the day in Rockwell City at the Calhoun County Courthouse’s gazebo from 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. The public is invited and encouraged to attend any of these town hall meetings. A list of the upcoming dates, times, and locations for Sand’s town halls in the region is included below.
New Alzheimer’s blood test in clinical trials
There’s breaking news in the world of Alzheimer’s research. A new blood test that’s currently in clinical trials is vastly more accurate than current testing for detecting the biomarkers of Alzheimer’s. Jessica Duncan, program director for the Alzheimer’s Association Iowa chapter spoke with Our Quad Cities News via Zoom to talk about the remarkable development. […]
Shop for New Warriors/Wolves Apparel
Get ready for back-to-school with new Waukee Warriors and Northwest Wolves apparel from Letterman Locker! Order now, so you’re ready to cheer your team on this season. Letterman Locker, the Waukee Community School District preferred vendor, offers a wide variety of apparel in youth and adult sizes. Options include t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, and more.
Dealership Buy-Sell Activity Still Brisk in Midwest
Several dealership acquisitions were announced in the Midwest in recent weeks by Performance Brokerage Services, which advised in the deals. In Ames, IA, Deery of Ames Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram was purchased by DeYarman Automotive Group from Mark Chasey. The dealership will be renamed DeYarman Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Ames...
Pedestrian killed after being struck by car north of Des Moines
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash that killed a woman just north of Des Moines on Wednesday morning. Deputies were dispatched to the 4300 block of Northwest Second Street for a report regarding a person that was struck by a car at around 5:30 a.m., according to a news release from the Polk County Sheriff's Office. ...
Iowa and Iowa State see multiple players named to 2024 Bronko Nagurski Watch List
Iowa State safeties Jeremiah Cooper and Beau Freyler make the Bronko Nagurski Watch List, along with Iowa having three defensive players named with seniors Sebastian Castro, Jay Higgins, and Nick Jackson making the list. The Bronko Nagurski trophy is an award given to the best defensive player in the country,...
CBS Sports ranks Iowa's Big Ten schedule among easiest in conference
DES MOINES, Iowa-- As football season draws near, optimism for Hawkeye football is beginning to skyrocket. Iowa will have one of the nation's most elite defenses returning and a renewed sense of excitement about the offense. CBS Sports' Tom Fornelli recently ranked all of the Big Ten conference schedules ahead of the 2024 season. Iowa checked in at No. 13.
Iowa State women's basketball: Why Cyclones new 2025 recruit can be the next Emily Ryan
When Reese Beaty was visiting Ames over the summer, members of the Iowa State women’s basketball staff pulled up film of Beaty and the squad’s current point guard, Emily Ryan. As Beaty intently watched the footage, she could see the similarities in their games. “It’s scary how similar we played,” Beaty said. “We’re almost identical.” ...
ABE Alum Spotlight: Emily DeJesu – conserving water, starting at ISU
Emily DeJesu graduated from Iowa State University in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in Biological Systems Engineering (BSE). DeJesu grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and had a connection to Iowa State through her dad, with Iowa State being her dad’s alma mater. She always had a passion for the environment, math, and science which made BSE at ISU an easy educational choice.
ADM’s Tollari Earns 2nd Team All Conference Honors for Softball
A junior from the Adel-DeSoto-Minburn Softball team works her way onto 2nd Team All Conference. Aniston Tollari is coming off her junior year where the Tigers competed in the Class 4A State Championship game on July 25th. Tollari appeared in 40 games in the 2024 season stepping up for 106 at-bats, scoring 26 runs off 31 hits. She had 23 singles, seven doubles, and a big home run in the Regional Championship game versus Winterset. Tollari was fourth on the team with 20 RBI’s and led ADM with nine stolen bases.
ISU research seeks to explain avian flu transmission between cows
Iowa State University Associate Professor Dr. Rahul Nelli works in the diagnostic veterinary lab on campus. Since March of this year, he's been working with fellow scientists to study possible transmission methods of avian flu in dairy cows. The research question was prompted by reports of infected cattle in Texas...
Dallas Center Family Apart of Seven to Receive 2024 Way We Live Award
Photo belongs to the Brewer Family in Dallas Center, IA. A family from the Dallas Center area joins six others as recipients of a special award. The Iowa State Fair has selected Brewer Farms out of Dallas Center as a representative for the 2024 Way We Live Award. According to the State Fair Association, this is the 16th year the award has been given out, recognizing 89 Iowa families. Brewer Farms has been in operation since 1875, serving Dallas Center with 125 cow/calf pairs. The fair association claims that family members are involved with the Dallas County Fair on some level each year.
Centennial’s Kennedy, Sandholm, Ott named to CIML Conference first team
Ankeny Centennial softball stars Jordyn Kennedy and Lauren Sandholm were both repeat selections to the CIML Conference first team by a vote of the league’s coaches. They were joined on the squad by teammate Mady Ott, who helped the Jaguars to a share of the conference championship. Ten Centennial...