Year: 2021

The owners of Iowa wineries, distilleries and breweries would be able to get a state license to sell their products for consumption at a second location under a bill that’s headed to the governor. Under […]

One person has died in a single-engine plane crash in rural Tiffin. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office was called to the plane crash just before four p.m. Sunday. The department received 911 calls from witnesses […]

The rare and powerful derecho that rampaged across Iowa last August caused extensive damage to hundreds of thousands of trees, but not all of the wind storm’s damage was negative. Billy Beck, a forestry specialist […]

Negotiations continue at the statehouse to try to end the stalemate between Senate and House Republicans over taxes. A proposed cut in property taxes along with an acceleration of income tax cuts are priorities for […]

The Iowa Department of Corrections says a large-scale investigation has turned up evidence of the synthetic drug K-2 at the prison in Clarinda. Information from the Department of Corrections spokesman says staff at the Clarinda […]

The family of fallen Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith released a statement of gratitude today. Here is that statement: “The family of Sergeant Jim Smith would like to thank the Independence community, our church […]

There’s now a mobile app for the College Savings Iowa program. State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald’s office oversees the plan that allows you to sock away money for your kid’s education. “It’s called READYSAVE529, all one […]

Military commanders would no longer decide whether soldiers accused of sexual assault are prosecuted under a proposal Iowa Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are supporting. Ernst, a veteran of the Iowa National Guard, said […]

A new state policy bans family, friends, and third parties from sending books to inmates in Iowa’s prisons, and it’s raising civil rights concerns among loved ones and advocates. Veronica Fowler, spokeswoman for the ACLU […]