Month: May 2024

The State Environmental Protection Commission voted today to refer the case of the New Cooperative fertilizer spill on the East Nishnabotna River near Red Oak to the Iowa Attorney General’s Office. Bradley Adams, the attorney […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says debris in Greenfield needs to be stabilized before volunteers will be able to enter the town to help residents recover from Tuesday’s tornado strike. The governor is hoping to have damage […]

Governor Reynolds has declared 15 counties state disaster areas and many of those counties have had significant flash flooding from storms that moved through on Monday and Tuesday. Algona got well over five inches of […]

The state patrol says there are multiple deaths and at least a dozen injuries in Greenfield after Tuesday’s direct hit from a powerful tornado. There’s widespread destruction in the Adair County town, with homes leveled, […]

The southwest Iowa community of Greenfield has been partially leveled by the tornado that tore through the town Tuesday afternoon. “Sadly we can confirm there have been fatalities with this tornado, Also injuries have been […]

A soil science professor from Iowa State University is scheduled to testify about the nation’s water supply before a U.S. Senate panel today at the invitation of Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. “I think we’re going […]

The Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company in southwest Iowa is purchasing the Trenton Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Trenton, Missouri. Atlantic Bottling CEO Rob Feeney says the expansion into northwest Missouri is a good addition and they […]

Farmers saw a lot more dry days to be in the fields last week. The U.S.D.A. crop report says there were four days suitable for planting, more than double the previous week. Corn planting moved […]

A Missouri murder suspect was tracked to southern Iowa overnight, according to the Appanoose Sheriff’s Office. Appanoose County Sheriff Gary Anderson says his office was notified by the Kansas City Career Criminal Task Force that […]