On this news buzz edition of River to River, guest-host Ben Stanton talks with Iowa Public Radio reporter Sarah Boden about how transportation costs are creating an education funding disparity between rural and urban Iowa.
Other interviews during the hour include: Des Moines Register reporter Grant Rodgers on a court case that could test Iowa's new "stand your ground" law; Iowa storm chaser Zach Sharpe on this week's severe weather; investigative reporter Bill Petroski of the Des Moines Register on budget concerns impacting Iowa's state parks; Iowa State University's Stacy Tye-Williams on the best advice to give in a situation of workplace bullying; Pam Lewis of the Czech Village Association talks about this year's Houby Days festival; and Michael Cross, the FM Operations Manager at Rock 108 in Waterloo remembers Chris Cornell.