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Road Conditions Deteriorate Quickly with Heavy Snow and High WindsAMES, Iowa Feb. 21, 2013: 1 Iowa travel conditions are expected to deteriorate rapidly late this morning in southern Iowa, this afternoon in the central part of the state and this evening in northeast Iowa. Significant snowfall ...

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA105 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL IOWA THISAFTERNOON....A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO ENTER THE SOUTHERNPLAINS AND WILL PUSH INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY EARLYFRIDAY ...

Braley annouces U.S. Senate bid

U.S. Congressman Bruce Braley (D-Waterloo) announced this morning, Thursday, Feb. 7, in an email to supporters he will seek the Democratic nomination in 2014 for the post now held by Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa.)Braley was reelected to the 1st District House of Representatives seat last year.The ...

Program Has Generated $14 Billion for Conservation from Hunters and Anglers

The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service has released a landmark publication celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program, the cornerstone of fish and wildlife conservation in North America. This vital program provides more than $700 million each year through the ...

Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in Iowa

H.F. 22 would allow patients with debilitating medical conditions to obtain and use marijuana without fear of arrestDES MOINES State Rep. Bruce Hunter (D-Des Moines) introduced a bill yesterday that would allow Iowans with debilitating medical conditions to obtain and use marijuana without ...

Iowa Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at 4.9 Percent

DES MOINES, IOWA Iowa's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December was unchanged at 4.9 percent. The current rate is seven-tenths of a percentage point lower than the year ago rate of 5.6 percent. The U.S. jobless rate for December was also the same as the prior month, remaining at ...

2012 Emerald Ash Borer summary released

Traps, sentinel trees, visual surveys and other surveillance efforts show pest is only in eastern Allamakee County in Northeast IowaDES MOINES The Iowa Emerald Ash Borer Team said Thursday, Jan. 17, that final results from the comprehensive surveillance efforts undertaken again in 2012 show ...

IDPH requires secondary school students receive immunization against pertussis

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), Bureau of Immunization will require tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine for students enrolling in seventh grade beginning with the 2013-2014 school year. The new requirement became effective today.The change will require a one-time ...