Babour’s Iowa visit stirs 2012 chatter
from Iowa Independent Read full articleMississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says publicly that trips this week to New Hampshire and Iowa are simply part of his duties as as incoming chairman of the Republican Governors Association. But any visit to the nation’s presidential battlegrounds is going to generate a lot of buzz.
Thursday night, Barbour will be the featured guest at what Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn is calling…
South Dakota urology clinic: dismiss Iowans’ suit
from Topix Go to sourceLawyers for a South Dakota clinic have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by five Iowans who might have been exposed to blood-borne infections such as hepatitis and HIV.…
VIDEO: Pavement buckling on I-380 north, Highway 30
from Gazette Online Read full article High heat has buckled the pavement on two local highways today.Interstate 380 northbound, just south of the Toddville exit, and Highway 30 at 16th Avenue SW have buckled pavement, according to the Iowa State Patrol.The northbound lanes of Interstate 380 buckled just south of the Toddville exit around 3:30 p.m.Officials say heat caused the pavement to buckle all the way across both lanes. Iowa…Pavement buckling on I-380 north, Highway 30
from Gazette Online Read full article High heat has buckled the pavement on two local highways today.Interstate 380 northbound near the Boyson Street exit and Highway 30 at 16th Avenue SW have buckled pavement, according to the Iowa State Patrol.Traffic has been reduced to one lane on northbound I-380, reports from the scene indicate…I-380 contruction up to Center Point interchange starts tonight
from Gazette Online Read full article Overnight lane restrictions will be in place beginning tonight on Interstate 380 from U.S. 30 north to the Center Point interchange, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Manchester construction office.Construction work in the area will cause one lane in either direction to be closed from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday nights through Friday mornings until late July. The Iowa DOT reminds…Grassley presses Obama administration on E-Verify
from Iowa Independent Read full articleBecause the Obama administration has slowed the implementation of a 2007 executive order signed by Pres. George W. Bush that would have mandated federal contractors and subcontractors use an otherwise voluntary work authorization database, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley hopes Congress will make the process law.
Grassley, a longtime supporter of the program now known as E-Verify, has introduced an amendment that would require any entity…
Half of state under a heat advisory through Tuesday
from Radio Iowa Read full articleNearly half of Iowa is under a heat advisory through 7 p.m. Tuesday. It's hot across the entire state, but the heat index is hovering near the 110-degree mark in the 44 counties along and south of I-80 covered under the advisory.
National Weather Service Meteorologist Mindy Albrecht says the combination of heat and humidity can make it dangerous…
Human powered cabs coming to Storm Lake
from Radio Iowa Read full articleHuman-powered taxi cabs may become a familiar sight around Storm Lake this summer. City development director Mike Wilson says plans are underway to begin a rickshaw or "pedicab" service, something that's well-known in certain Asian nations, but not in Iowa.
"They might not know what a pedicab is because they're pretty unique around here but it's sort of a combination…
Digital switch leaves some searching for IPTV
from Radio Iowa Read full articleThe switch to digital television has left some viewers in western Iowa still struggling to find public TV. That's because Cox Communications has dropped Iowa Public TV from its basic cable service and moved the signal to the more expensive digital package.
Cox has chosen to carry only Nebraska's service on the basic package. I-P-T-V communications manager Jennifer Konforst…
Sioux City man arrested for child porn, sexual abuse
from Iowa Independent Read full articleA 47-year-old Sioux City man is in federal custody today on charges that he crossed a state line with intent to engage in a sexual act with a child under the age of 12.
Sengkeo Phanaphay was charged in federal court with one count of aggravated sexual abuse, one count of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. The charges…
Energy secretary announces $16 million for Iowa
from Topix Go to sourceSioux City's attempt to encourage folks to spend time and money in the city may have paid off.…
U.S. Energy Secretary expresses support for higher blend of ethanol
from Radio Iowa Read full article 
The U.S. Energy Secretary says he'd like automakers to voluntarily ensure new vehicles can burn E85, the highest-concentration of corn-based ethanol.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu's agency is now considering whether to upgrade the standard blend of ethanol from a 10% blend to E15 --…
US energy secretary expresses support for higher blend of ethanol
from Radio Iowa Read full articleThe U.S. Energy Secretary says he'd like automakers to voluntarily ensure new vehicles can burn E85, the highest-concentration of corn-based ethanol.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu's agency is now considering whether to upgrade the standard blend of ethanol from a 10 percent blend to E15 -- 15 percent ethanol.
"I don't want to prejudge what they're going to find, but if…
