Can a caterpillar really predict whether Iowa will have a mild winter?

An expert at Iowa State University’s Insect Zoo says there may actually be some science behind the folklore about how the thickness of the wooly bear caterpillar’s stripes can help predict the severity of the winter ahead. Ginny Mitchell, the insect zoo’s education program coordinator, says a fellow entomologist in New York studied the fuzzy […]

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Rainfall Amount for 7-10-25

As of 5:45 a.m. on Thursday, July 10, the Storm Lake Radio stations recorded .22 of an inch of rainfall. We