by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch October 19, 2023 Substantial rainfall last week over a wide area near Cedar Rapids helped alleviate the worst drought conditions in the state, according to a U.S. Drought Monitor report on Thursday. Exceptional drought — the agency’s worst dryness designation — for weeks had persisted in several east-central Iowa […]
OSKALOOSA, IOWA —Mahaska Health hosted Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Goldfinch Health to discuss the opioid epidemic and an evidence-based opioid reduction program. The new program, titled ERAS, stands for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and is designed to decrease the use of pain medications after surgery. It is part of the Billion Pill Pledge, […]
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ticked up to 3.0 percent in September, up from 2.9 percent last month but down from 3.1 percent a year ago. Meanwhile, Iowa’s labor force participation rate decreased slightly from 68.7 percent to 68.6 percent in September as college students left the workforce to return to […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch October 18, 2023 U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks received death threats and a “barrage of threatening calls” after not supporting Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker, the Iowa Republican said Wednesday. Miller-Meeks, representing Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, was one of three Republicans to support Jordan during Tuesday’s vote, but who […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Oct. 16, 2023) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch October 16, 2023 About 42% of the state’s corn crop and 74% of its soybeans have been harvested this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture report on Monday. That is up from 30% of corn and 52% of soybeans a week ago. Harvest progress has been stymied […]
by Jay Waagmeester, Iowa Capital Dispatch October 13, 2023 Iowa’s congressional delegation focused heavily on Hamas attacks on Israel this week and called for a rescission of money provided to Iran in a September deal. At the same time, House members are sorting out the speakership after Rep. Kevin McCarthy was ousted more than a […]
OCTOBER 9, 2023 – Packwood, IA Charges against Iowa State Senator Adrian Dickey related to an incident that occurred during the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI), have been dismissed. The charge, specifically for interference with official acts, was filed after an event on July 24, where Dickey allegedly refused to move out […]
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is reminding eligible Iowans who would like to receive their ballot via mail to request their absentee ballots before the October 23 deadline. Written applications for mailed absentee ballots must be received by a voter’s local County Auditor’s Office no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, […]
A DCI Press Release October 5, 2023 Malcom, Iowa – On October 3, 2023, at approximately 8:10 am, the Iowa State Patrol responded to the reports of a stranded vehicle located on Interstate 80 at the 187 mile marker, heading westbound (Poweshiek County). During the response, Troopers located a male (identified as Jihad Abdul Malik […]
