Poultry company abandons producers
Pure Prairie Poultry declared bankruptcy and shut down with little notice, affecting workers at a processing plant in Iowa and contract growers in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Farmers Union says this has left farmers in
Grassley: Disaster funding is more than ample, satisfied with FEMA response
(Radio Iowa) – Some Democrats are calling for Congress to return from recess to enact emergency legislation that would pay for additional relief following the two recent hurricanes that caused significant damage in several southern states. Iowa
Combine and tractor sales fall in September
U.S. sales of ag tractors dropped by 19 percent in September of this year compared to September of a year ago. New data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says combine sales also fell during the month,
Midwest secretaries of state host election security and integrity summit
Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen, at podium, leads a news conference Oct. 9, 2024, in Omaha on election security and integrity. Behind him, from left, are Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, Missouri Secretary of State
Mo. deputies injured after I-70 traffic stop gunfight are recovering
CALLAWAY COUNTY, Missouri—Two deputies were injured and a suspect is dead following a traffic stop and gun fight early Monday in Callaway County, Missouri. The preliminary investigation revealed Jonathan A. Beason, 37, of Medina, Texas, was fatally
Kansas Task Force 2 on the way home from hurricane Milton response
Photos Office of Kansaas Fire Marshal JOHNSON COUNTY —Members of Kansas Task Force 2 are on their way home from hurricane response duty. While in Florida, the task force teams performed search and rescue efforts with one
Education: Where do Harris and Trump stand?
BY: SHAUNEEN MIRANDAStates Newsroom As former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris sprint to the November finish line, one sprawling policy area has largely fallen out of the spotlight — education. Though the respective GOP and
Why was the skeleton so bored?
He had no body to play with!
New Jersey Transit operator killed, 23 passengers injured after train hits fallen tree
A train operator is dead and 23 passengers were injured after a New Jersey Transit train hit a tree early Monday. The New Jersey Transit train had departed the state capitol of Trenton before striking a tree
Arrest made, hurricane relief efforts paused after reported threats to FEMA crews
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (‘FEMA’) has paused Hurricane Helene assistance operations in some North Carolina counties due to threats being made against responders in the area. Per CNN, FEMA officials had its workers in Rutherford County,