Author Archives: Tim Martin

Tyson Foods announced yesterday that it has suspended without pay Waterloo plant manager Tom Hart and upper level manager John Casey. A lawsuit filed against the company by the family of a worker who ...

New unemployment filings and continuing claims in Iowa are both up yet again. Iowa Workforce Development is reporting 6,312 initial jobless claims for last week, a jump of 1,095 from the previous week...

On the Thursday, November 19, 2020 edition of KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein: Wyatt Cox of the Nevada News Network on election failures in that state Justin Burr, Google Technology Expert, on ...

Two More Years It became popular some years ago for musical acts that got tired of the road to have heavily promoted “farewell concert tours”, often years’ worth of events, back when...

Governor Kim Reynolds signed another public health proclamation yesterday designed to "provide clarity and simplify" the order she signed Monday which led to confusion for many. The Monday order allow...

On the Wednesday, November 18, 2020 edition of KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein: Todd Collins of KIX 101.1 about Farmer Wave Week 2020 TV9 Meteorologist Kaj O'Mara Legal analyst Loretta Powers M...

A total of 43 federal search warrants were executed in the Des Moines metropolitan area this morning. The searches at these locations were an official law enforcement action involving officers, agents...

It Took A Global Pandemic Lou Gehrig played in 2,130 consecutive games before the streak was ended by illness. Later, the record was broken by Cal Ripken, Jr. some six decades later, with 2,632 consec...

On the Tuesday, November 17, 2020 edition of KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein: Dave Ray of FAIR (Federation for American Immigration Reform) TV9 Meteorologist Kaj O’Mara Replay of remarks ...

U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley announced late yesterday he has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 87-year-old New Hartford Republican did not say how he was exposed, but said he would follow doctor&...