4% of Iowa is in a Drought Status

Home/Local News/4% of Iowa is in a Drought Status An updated report shows Iowa is close to being drought free. The U-S Drought Monitor map shows only about four percent of the state now has drought conditions. Most of Wappello County still has …

See What Someone Wrote on This Iowa Radio Station Window

Someone wrote something strange on our studio window... I know it was meant for our sister station, I-Rock, but the person must have gotten confused and wrote it on our window here at the US104.9 studio. It's a nice message—but what is it written in?! …

Central Iowa community finds unique to scare geese from park

Sunday Talk: Protecting Iowa Hog Farmers

MY WEEKLY COLUMN: FIGHTING BACK AGAINST CALIFORNIA’S HARMFUL PROP 12 MANDATES ON IOWA HOG FARMERS On Wednesday, July 23rd, I spoke at a House Agriculture Committee hearing to discuss the harmful impacts of California’s Proposition 12, or Prop 12, on Iowa …

Iowa Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 Midday results for July 26, 2025

Who Has the Best Chicken Wings in Eastern Iowa? [GALLERY]

With National Chicken Wing Day coming up on the 29th, we went on a mission to figure out the Corridor-area restaurants that have the most delicious wings! My Favorite Wings Before we get into the recommendations from Eastern Iowans, I wanted to share a few …

Minnesota State Fair vs. Iowa’s: Which one is truly best?

“Our State Fair is a great state fair. Don’t miss it, don’t even be late. It’s dollars to donuts, that our State Fair is the best state fair in our state.” – Title song for the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “State Fair” This is a tale about an …

Iowa State Football Opponent Preview: Kansas State Wildcats

The Iowa State Cyclones could be a sleeping giant in the Big 12 this season, a conference primed to get multiple College Football Playoff bids. While there's no guarantee several from the conference make the playoffs, there is no denying that the Big …

Area Students Named To The President’s List At Iowa State University

The following students were named to the President’s List at Iowa State University. Makenna Reese Shackelford of Blue Springs, Interior Design Undergraduate Pre-Major Eagan Ellis Kirk of Lee’s Summit, Chemical Engineering, B.S. Students achieving this …

Iowa football QB receives underwhelming spot in CBS' Big Ten rankings

It's been a long decade for Iowa fans hoping to watch decent quarterback play. From Spencer Petras to Alex Padilla to Cade McNamara, it's been a plethora of swings and misses for the Hawkeyes at the position over the past five years. And now Mark …