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posted on June 2, 2009 at 2:03 PM
Since 1980, Iowa has recorded at least 230 river flooding events. Is it time for Iowa to change the way it deals with floods? Can more be done to slow runoff from the rural landscape? What can urban areas do to reduce the damage? Can Iowa get better at predicting floods?
posted on October 23, 2008 at 3:30 PM
"The Iowa Journal" takes a look at the issues facing the state's 1st congressional district. This district is comprised of 12 counties. The district is often called the John Deere district and Deere and Company has operations in the biggest cities of the district, Davenport, Dubuque and Waterloo.
posted on October 23, 2008 at 1:32 PM
"The Iowa Journal" takes a look at the issues facing the state's 1st congressional district. This district is comprised of 12 counties. The district is often called the John Deere district and Deere and Company has operations in the biggest cities of the district, Davenport, Dubuque and Waterloo.
posted on October 8, 2008 at 2:12 PM
"The Iowa Journal" takes a look at the issues facing the state's 4th congressional district. This district is comprised of 28 counties. Geographically, it looks like a sideways stocking, with the toe encompassing Indianola and Winterset, the heel in north-central Iowa including Mason City and Estherville, and the ankle about two counties wide on the north eastern Iowa tier reaching to the Mississippi River.
posted on September 11, 2008 at 4:45 PM
Experts from flood and disaster agencies answer viewer questions on this live hour-long episode of The Iowa Journal, hosted by Paul Yeager.
posted on September 11, 2008 at 3:39 PM
Experts from flood and disaster agencies answer viewer questions on this live hour-long episode of The Iowa Journal, hosted by Paul Yeager.
posted on September 5, 2008 at 5:31 PM
The lively discussion of politics in Iowa's 5th Congressional District continues with reporters Art Cullen from the Storm Lake Times, and Mike Peterson, news director at KMA Radio.
posted on September 4, 2008 at 6:17 PM
A profile of Iowa's 5th Congressional District.
posted on September 4, 2008 at 6:16 PM
The Iowa Journal profiles Iowa's 5th Congressional District and looks towards the issues that will color voter's decisions during the election campaign of 2008.
posted on September 4, 2008 at 6:14 PM
In the News Analysis, reporter Jeneane Beck and host Paul Yeager talk about the final report from Rebuild Iowa, the possibility of a special session and a bar in West Burlington that has drawn the attention of a the Attorney General's office with 48 complaints about Iowa's smokefree air act.
posted on August 27, 2008 at 3:20 PM
Associated Press reporter David Pitt talks with host Paul Yeager about the possibility of a special session of the Iowa General Assembly to deal with 2008 flood relief. Discussion also focused on the upcoming Rebuild Iowa report and the drop in tax revenues.
posted on August 27, 2008 at 3:20 PM
Two-thirds of the water reaching Iowa's landscape goes directly to rivers, streams and lakes often causing flooding the likes of which were seen this summer in much of Iowa. "The Iowa Journal" will explore flood prevention measures, such as prairies, wetlands, rain gardens and other landscaping and construction techniques currently in use in several parts of the state.
posted on August 19, 2008 at 11:31 AM
Two-thirds of the water reaching Iowa's landscape goes directly to rivers, streams and lakes often causing flooding the likes of which were seen this summer in much of Iowa "The Iowa Journal" will explore flood prevention measures, such as prairies, wetlands, rain gardens and other landscaping and construction techniques currently in use in several parts of the state.
posted on June 19, 2008 at 9:33 PM
This is an overview of flooding in towns across Iowa.
posted on June 18, 2008 at 4:33 PM
Experts from flood and disaster agencies answer viewer questions on this live hour-long episode of The Iowa Journal, hosted by Paul Yeager.
posted on June 12, 2008 at 11:25 AM
The economic impact from the storms is assessed with David Swenson, an Iowa State University economist and L.D. McMullen, retired CEO and General Manager of the Des Moines Water Works. He now consults on water resource planning with the engineering firm Snyder & Associates.
posted on June 12, 2008 at 11:22 AM
The Iowa Journal takes a look at the widespread effects of extreme weather on Iowa so far this year.
posted on June 12, 2008 at 11:21 AM
In the News Analysis segment, David Pitt of the Associated Press updates host Paul Yeager on the aftermath of tornado that killed four Boy Scouts at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch in western Iowa on June 11, 2008. The two also discuss how the Midwest floods are affecting corn prices.
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