Month: February 2022

Republicans in the legislature have released their state spending plans for the budgeting year that begins July 1, 2023. House Republicans propose a 1.8% overall increase in general state spending. House Appropriations Committee chairman Gary […]

Investigators in Cedar Rapids are trying to determine what sparked a fire at a high-rise apartment building there early Sunday morning. Fire Chief Greg Smith told KCRG TV a fire like this is unusual. “It’s […]

A Casey’s convenience store in the town of Maxwell is permanently closing its doors after two recent fires, which officials are labeling as suspicious. The first fire to affect the business occurred on February 3rd […]

An Ames man was stabbed to death early Saturday and his roommate is charged with first-degree murder. Police located the victim, 39-year-old Maccarone DeClements, who they say had been stabbed in the upper torso with […]

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board today approved awards for four Iowa companies. Cargill received state tax benefits to modernize its Fort Dodge facility equipment where it makes food ingredients from corn. They will […]

What’s billed as the Midwest’s largest and most colorful winter kite festival is scheduled for Saturday in north-central Iowa. Libby Hohn tourism director for the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce says the “Color The Wind […]

A months-long competition culminates this weekend as teams of high school students from across Iowa have designed, built and programmed roving robots to face off against each other. Rebecca Whitaker, coordinator of the FIRST Tech […]