DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Environmental Council has passed along the list of beaches that have received advisories for this week. There are a dozen and Brushy Creek has some additional issues.There are 12 beach advisories for the week of 7/2811 Beaches with an E. coli Advisory:Backbone Beach (Dundee, Delaware County, IA)*Black Hawk Beach (Lake View, Sac County, IA)*Bob White Beach (Allerton, Wayne […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—-The weekly fuel report from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has been released and there was a big jump in the price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 21 cents, averaging $3.58 across Iowa according to AAA.Crude Oil SummaryThe price of global crude oil rose this week on the West Texas […]

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DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service Office in Des Moines has expanded the Heat Warning to cover a larger portion of Iowa until Friday evening.URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 233 AM CDT Fri Jul 28 2023 …EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Dangerously hot […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service Office in Des Moines has provided updated information about the potential for dangerous heat on Friday and the possibility of severe thunderstorms.(contributed information, NWS)

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BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Emergency Management has prepared a list of locations in Boone County were residents may seek shelter from excessive heat. In anticipation of high temperatures with a heat index in the triple digits Thursday July 27th andFriday July 28th in Boone County, Iowa the following areas will designated as Cooling Centers:City of Boone:The […]

AMES, Iowa—Stepping into the director role, Laura Greiner is ready to guide Iowa State University’s Iowa Pork Industry Center in its efforts to maintain the state’s standing as a leader in advancing animal agriculture.Greiner, assistant professor of animal science at Iowa State, succeeds Chris Rademacher, who has spent the past year as the center’s interim director. Rademacher, […]

AMES, Iowa – Crop farmers, agronomists and others who scout crops for insect injury can gain new insight through the latest version of Field Crop Insects.First published in 2012, the latest edition became available in print from the Iowa State University Extension Store in July 2023.Field Crop Insects provides detailed descriptions and photos of more than […]

Junker will receive a $10,000 scholarship that will be divided in four payments of $2,500 for each semester at the University of Northern Iowa, where she will be earning her bachelor’s degree in Accounting through the UNI@DMACC hybrid program.   She was required to submit a 60 second video along with an essay to be […]