DES MOINES, Iowa - FEMA is opening Disaster Recovery Centers in Clarke, Polk and Pottawattamie counties to provide one-on-one help to people affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding this spring. Recovery specialists from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration will provide information on available services, explain assistance programs…
A new documentary will showcase the history, uses and evolution of soybeans. "GroundBreaking: A Story of Innovation" will premiere on the A&E Network on Saturday, June 22 at 12:00 pm CST. U.S. Soy said the American origin story of soybeans dates back nearly 150 years, and the plant has evolved…
BJ Jamison grew up in the Sandhills of Nebraska. Though he comes from a family with deep rodeo roots, BJ always knew his passion was music. Listen as BJ sits down with Rebel Sjeklocha to share about his rural roots and journey as a recording artist. Follow along with BJ! …
Juniors: Hartington 6, West Point 3Wayne 9, Hooper-Scribner 0 Seniors: Battle Creek 10, Columbus Lakeview 6West Point 6, Hartington 5Wayne 15, Oakland-Craig 3
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and a bipartisan group of 13 colleagues sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the EPA to raise Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels…
With hot, dry wind blowing sideways, Kansas wheat producers are off and running in full harvest mode. While many growers are pleasantly surprised with better-than-anticipated results, severe hailstorms over Father’s Day weekend sunk the sail for others by mowing down ripened fields. Officially, the Kansas wheat harvest is 28 percent…
Hastings, Nebraska - The Fremont Moo had a much needed day off Sunday, after playing eleven games in ten days which culminated in Fremont dropping their last three contests. However, a new start to the week produced the same result as Fremont lost to the Hastings Sodbusters, 3-1, Monday night at…
The Men's College World Series continued at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Monday with two games. In the first game of the day, a Jac Caglianone homerun lifted Florida over NC State 5-4 and eliminated the Wolfpack. In the nightcap, Texas A&M downed Kentucky 5-1. Florida State and North…
Two dairies in northwest Iowa have been found to be infected with the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. The Iowa Department of Agriculture says a dairy in Plymouth County, and another in Sioux County have tested positive. The disease is deadly in poultry flocks and wild birds, but dairy cattle can…
A 35-year old woman was arrested just after 1 a.m. Monday morning after a traffic stop in Fort Calhoun, it was her second offense of drunk driving, refusal of test and driving under suspension. Also on the Washington County Sheriff’s Activity Summary for June 14th through Monday morning, a traffic…