Don’t forget Earth Day is coming up this Friday, April 22nd. Here’s a list of activities planned across the metro. … MORE
If you own an Amazon smart speaker, like the Echo or Echo Dot, you can listen to 98.3 The Vibe! First you need to enable our Skill. Here are easy ways you can do that: Say, “Alexa, enable the NINETY- EIGHT POINT THREE THE VIBE Skill,” or visit the Skills section of your Alexa Smartphone App…… MORE
Fresh off the highly successful ‘The Mixtape Tour’ with NKOTB over the summer, Tiffany is performing select solo dates around the country, and we’re lucky enough to land one of those right here in Des Moines. Join Tiffany for an intimate performance at Wooly’s to hear all your favorite hits, covers and even new music…… MORE
DMACC is reviewing and discussing its security procedures after last week’s shootings at a community college campus in Oregon. The college has a crisis management team and has hired a company to monitor social media on or near the campus, especially during large events. Students and faculty were encouraged last week to talk about the…… MORE
The Riverfront YMCA building in Des Moines is now history. Hundreds watched from the opposite bank of the Des Moines River as the half-a-century-old structure was imploded just before daybreak yesterday.… MORE
Deere and Company workers will get a first look at their new contract on Sunday, when they meet to vote on it. The six-year pact was announced just an hour after the old six-year deal expired. The agreement covers 10-thousand workers at 12 factories, including the ones in Ankeny and Ottumwa. NewLink Genetics in Ames…… MORE
More than 300 people showed up in Cedar Falls Thursday night to hear Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio outline his vision for the country. It was Rubio’s first stop on a two-day swing through Iowa, and his first time addressing the Cedar Falls crowd. After giving his routine stump speech about foreign policy, education reform,…… MORE
Cutting pollution from emissions may be as simple as adding oat hulls to the mix. ..that’s what U-I scientists say. Their research discovered that burning a 50-50 mix of the hulls and coal at the university’s power plant cut carbon dioxide by 40 percent.… MORE
Iowa could be getting a small number of Syrian refugees next year, according to the governor. Governor Branstad says welcoming the displaced Syrians is a good thing, as long as they’re thoroughly vetted first. He also wants to make sure the state is informed in advance of their arrival. Deere and Company reached a tentative…… MORE
There appears to be a new deal for the John Deere Company and the UAW. The union represents thousands of workers at a dozen Deere factories, including several in Iowa. The next step is for the deal to go to union members for a vote.… MORE
