The remains of an Iowa soldier who died in a Japanese prison camp have been identified. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency identified the remains as 22-year-old U.S. Army Air Force Tech-4 Lloyd Bruntmyer of Des […]

The Iowa Lottery Commission has signed off on major changes to the multi-state Mega Millions game slated to begin in April. Lottery CEO Matt Strawn says the changes are designed to draw more players. “The […]

A national study by AARP looked at where members want to live as they get older. AARP vice president Rodney Harrell says the numbers are pretty decisive. “The vast majority of people 50 and older, […]

Tomorrow is the first day of winter, and if our landscaping should happen to get heaped with snow in the weeks and months ahead, there are good ways and bad ways to handle it, especially […]

Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson of Marion is praising President-elect Trump’s pressure campaign that has derailed a bipartisan deal to keep the federal government operating. “I think President Trump’s right,” Hinson said. “President Trump overwhelmingly won […]

Iowans who have sidewalks and driveways they care for sometimes face a quandary during the wintertime about the use of salt to break up ice and provide traction. Aaron Steil, a consumer horticulture specialist at […]

The head of Iowa Workforce Development says the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November rose one-tenth of a point from October to 3.1%. Workforce director Beth Townsend says the increase was expected, even with […]

Arkansas, Massachusetts and now Iowa are the only three states that have two women at the top of state government. During an interview with Radio Iowa on Wednesday, Governor Kim Reynolds said Chris Cournoyer brings […]

A new federal study pegs the average American’s life expectancy around 77 years, which is an improvement, but still lags behind the pre-pandemic report that put the average at almost 79 years. How can Iowans […]