Lee Kline's Iowa Notebook

Lee tells the amazing story of Herbert Williams, whose heroism went unknown to his family. Also, how did you experience the great solar eclipse?

From Pearl Harbor to 9/11, Lee recounts where he was for America's darkest hours

Learn about author, poet, and Iowa farm boy James Hearst

Lee tells us about a family in Southestern Iowa that's been in America since the 17th Century

Lee gives credit to those who went big for the large vegetable competitions

Hear a song by Iowa songwriter Greg Brown about many Iowans' favorite annual tradition: a trip to the Iowa State Fair

Lee recounts the story of Gary Pickard, who rode all of RAGBRAI at age 83

Lee talks about the story behind the richest man in the world, who is really just a kid from Omaha

Float down the lazy river of reminiscence

Lee roams into the topic of the lesser known species of bison

Lee honors the memory of America's first space orbiter

Sometimes something is so big you can walk right by it and miss it

Hear the stories of some of the Iowans who fought in WWII

Listen to the Eastern Iowa Brass Band as they perform on the National Mall for the 4th of July

we take a trip to little Brooklyn IA, the Community of Flags

Learn about some of the history of one of the farmer's most important tools

On St. Patrick's Day, hear a wonderful rendition of the old Irish classic.

Last time Lee interviewed a winner of the bean growing contest, now he finds out about how to grow the most corn.

At one time, major seed companies would have contests to see who could get the best yield from their products. Here Lee interviews the winner of one of the bean growing contests.

The conclusion of former hostage Tom Sutherland's speech at Iowa State University about what life was like in captivity

Hear the first part of a speech former hostage Tom Sutherland gave at Iowa State University following his release

Lee thinks back to his days as a schoolboy in Conrad (70 years ago!), including his time as a 6-on-6 football player