Month: April 2022

2020 could wind up being the last time Iowa Democrats host the first event in their party’s presidential nominating process. The Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee has voted to have state parties apply […]

Lawmakers’ decisions on the state budget and other high profile issues are apparently on hold. Governor Kim Reynolds continues to lobby for state-funded scholarships for 10,000 kids to enroll in private schools. “That’s where I’m […]

The legislature has voted to add 14 new opioid compounds to the state’s list of illegal drugs that have a high potential for abuse. All 14 drugs include fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that’s 80 to […]

The Cedar Rapids Gazette is reporting the suspect in the Sunday morning shooting at a Cedar Rapids nightclub is the father of one of the victim’s children. Thirty-five-year-old Nicole Owens of Cedar Rapids, who was […]

A man from southeast Missouri has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly firing shots at someone in northern Iowa. Algona Police got a 911 call at about 10:30 Saturday morning, saying there had been […]

The city of Cedar Rapids is holding a vigil tonight after the shooting at the nightclub this past weekend that left two people dead and ten injured. Cedar Rapids Mayor, Tiffany O’Donnell told KCRG  TV […]

Iowa Supreme Court justices are being asked to resolve a question that has sparked a legal challenge and has the potential to boot Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer from the June Primary ballot. “Does […]

The third annual “Build My Future” event is underway on the Iowa State Fairgrounds today. Chuck Gassman, vice president of Iowa Skilled Trades, says recruiting young people into his line of work hasn’t been easy. […]

We’ve had some warmer days recently in the state — but the Iowa DNR River Programs Outreach Coordinator says we aren’t to the free paddling days of summer just yet. Todd Robertson says you should […]