DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service office in Des Moines is providing updated information about the potential for above normal temperatures to arrive next week.(contributed information, NWS)

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BOONE, Iowa—Fire Fighters from Boone, Ogden, Gilbert, and Kelley were at the scene of a Monday morning house fire at 1051 X Avenue in eastern Boone County. The fire call was received by the Boone County Communications Center shortly after 8:00. Fire fighters were on the scene for a few hours extinguishing the fire. Boone […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today 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 time.“Iowa received much needed […]

AMES, Iowa – The application window has opened for the fall 2023 Master Gardener training cohort, which will be offered in 55 counties or extension regions.Counties offering fall training include: Adams, Benton, Boone, Bremer, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Clayton, Dallas, Davis, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Guthrie, Hamilton, Humboldt, Ida, Iowa, […]

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BOONE, Iowa—On May 1st, a stand off between a 45 year old Stratford man and Boone Police, the Boone County Sheriff’s Department and the Iowa State Patrol resulted in a house fire that spread to other buildings at 1306 College Street. Michael Craig Glynn was eventually taken into custody on multiple charges and last week […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Alert for the state:…The Iowa DNR has issued an Air Quality Alert for fine particulate pollution, which is in effect for all of Iowa Through Noon Monday… Smoke from wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia continues to sit across Iowa. Air quality […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This package sets defense policy and funds the U.S. Department of Defense annually.“As China, Russia, and North Korea flex their military capabilities, violate international norms, and threaten the sovereignty of free […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Environmental Council this week have released the Iowa DNR’s list of beaches where advisories have been issued. All the information is collected from testing by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. There are 9 beach advisories for the week of 7/148 Beaches with an E. coli Advisory:Backbone Beach (Dundee, Delaware County, IA)*Black Hawk Beach (Lake View, Sac […]