February 21, 2025

The run of bitter cold in Iowa is coming to an end

Our furnaces are going to get a chance to slow down and going outside isn’t going to require multiple layers as we hit a warmup from the sub-zero temperatures and windchills this weekend. National Weather Service Meteorologist Dylan Dodson says the cold air that’s been sitting on the state is moving out. “That’s going to […] View Full Story

Source: 55 USDA workers fired from Ames lab doing bird flu vax research

The sweeping federal layoffs in recent days included caretakers for thousands of poultry and herd animals at the USDA National Centers for Animal Health in Ames. The facility is at the forefront of foreign disease diagnostics and livestock vaccine research, including developing a bird flu vaccine for dairy cows. A scientist at the facility, who […] View Full Story

Des Moines zoo welcomes twin baby tamarins, joining siblings Caitlin and Clark

Two tiny and exceptionally rare primates were born this week at a central Iowa zoo, important additions to a family of some of the most endangered primates in the world. They’re called cotton-top tamarins and the twins appear to be alert and healthy, according to Alex Payne, spokesman for Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines. […] View Full Story