KIWA Radio

01/06/2025

https://kiwaradio.com/news/majority-of-iowa-farmland-stays-in-iowans-hands/

Ames, Iowa — An Iowa State Extension survey found that the average price of an acre of farmland dropped in 2024, breaking a five-year trend of increases. ISU Extension economist […]

01/06/2025

https://kiwaradio.com/news/ui-researchers-back-call-for-updated-warning-labels-on-alcohol/

Iowa City, Iowa — Almost a year after a University of Iowa report linked alcohol consumption to a greater risk of cancer, the US Surgeon General is now recommending new […]

01/06/2025

https://kiwaradio.com/news/nunn-introduces-balanced-budget-amendment/

Washington, DC — The first piece of legislation Third District Congressman Zach Nunn has introduced this year is a resolution that could ultimately force federal lawmakers to enact a balanced […]

01/06/2025

https://kiwaradio.com/lights-sirens/huron-sd-man-cited-for-possession-of-ma*****na-near-grand-falls-casino/

Larchwood, Iowa – A Huron, South Dakota, man was cited Friday near Grand Falls Casino in Larchwood for possession of ma*****na. According to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office a Lyon […]

01/06/2025

https://kiwaradio.com/lights-sirens/rock-rapids-man-jailed-after-a-traffic-stop-near-rock-rapids/

Rock Rapids, Iowa – A Rock Rapids man was jailed Friday after a traffic stop near Rock Rapids. According to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, 30-year-old Matthew James Clauson of […]

01/06/2025

https://kiwaradio.com/news/a-sibley-man-pleads-guilty-to-possession-of-m**h/

Sibley, Iowa – A Sibley man has pleaded guilty of the possession of m**hamphetamine. The Osceola County Sherrif’s office tells us 23-year-old Tristan Stephen Dimmitt Gleason of Sibley pleaded guilty […]

01/05/2025

https://kiwaradio.com/news/how-to-tell-if-you-have-the-holiday-blues-versus-seasonal-affective-disorder/

Statewide, Iowa – The first week after New Year’s Day is a time for reflection, resolutions and renewal, but for some Iowans, it’s just another blah, boring winter week to […]

01/05/2025

https://kiwaradio.com/news/iowans-should-seek-professional-help-if-resolving-to-quit-smoking-in-2025/

Statewide, Iowa – One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to quit smoking, and a survey finds 70 percent of Iowa smokers want to quit, while 50 percent […]

01/05/2025

https://kiwaradio.com/news/some-holiday-waste-can-be-composted/

01/05/2025

https://kiwaradio.com/news/isu-expert-explains-why-we-fail-at-most-new-years-resolutions-and-how-to-succeed/

Statewide, Iowa – If you made a New Year’s resolution, you may need to genuinely focus on making the change in order to keep the pledge. Alison Phillips, a psychology […]

01/05/2025

https://kiwaradio.com/news/make-a-new-years-resolution-to-help-others-by-giving-blood-2/

Statewide, Iowa – The Iowa chapter of the American Red Cross will be starting out 2025 much as it always does, with a critical need for blood donors, as stockpiles […]

01/03/2025

https://kiwaradio.com/news/feenstra-sworn-into-third-two-year-term-in-congress/

Hull, Iowa — The Hull man who serves this area in the United States Congress has been sworn in for his new term and is ready to get to work. […]

01/03/2025

https://kiwaradio.com/news/december-2024-was-warmer-than-normal-with-less-snow/

Sheldon, Iowa — The month of December 2024 was warmer than normal in Sheldon, with close to average precip, but more of it fell as rain than is normal, and […]

01/03/2025

https://kiwaradio.com/news/iowa-sets-records-for-tornadoes-floods-during-2024/

Iowa — The year 2024 wrapped up as one of Iowa’s worst in history for severe weather. State climatologist Justin Glisan says among the many incidents, a record was set […]

01/03/2025

https://kiwaradio.com/news/charges-filed-in-new-years-eve-shooting-in-pomeroy/

Pomeroy, Iowa — The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department has filed multiple charges against a man involved in a New Year’s Eve shooting in Pomeroy that sent two people to the […]

01/03/2025

https://kiwaradio.com/news/key-nw-iowa-senator-supports-expanding-preschool-access/

Aurelia, Iowa — The incoming chairman of the Iowa Senate Education Committee says he supports anything that expands access to preschool. Republican Senator Lynn Evans is a retired superintendent from […]

01/03/2025

High school basketball double-cast tonight on the KIWA airwaves as Sheldon hosts Boyden-Hull for a girls' and boys' double-header. Joe Nilles will be on KIWA FM 105.3 with Larry Arends (LA) on KIWA AM 1550 and FM 100.7. Pregame at 5:55 p.m. with girls' tip at 6:00 p.m. The boys' game will follow. Live streams here:

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01/03/2025

https://kiwaradio.com/news/talk-of-the-town-podcast-for-friday-january-3rd/

On today’s Talk of the Town podcast, our guest is Osceola County Sheriff Kevin Wollmuth. You can hear today’s Talk of the Town podcast by CLICKING HERE. Talk of the Town […]