Year: 2022

Republican Senator Chuck Grassley is proposing that congress issue fines to the Internal Revenue Service if the agency oversteps its plan to hire more auditors. “Follow up on what the Democrats said they were going […]

Ankeny-based Casey’s General Stores has more than doubled the number of electric vehicle charging stations at its retail locations this year and the company plans to add more in 2023. According to a company news […]

The monthly survey of business leaders across Iowa and eight other states finds the region’s economy remains weak and improved only slightly. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says the survey ranks the economy on a […]

Powerball tickets are a hot ticket in Iowa lately. There are about three-point-two million people living in Iowa, and the Iowa Lottery says the latest Powerball drawing saw two-point-six million dollars in sales, just within […]

Just before today’s strike deadline, members of the Teamsters Union have approved a new, three-year contract for about 200 workers at the Archer Daniels Midland plant in Cedar Rapids. According to Jesse Case, the Secretary-Treasurer […]

A panel of national Democrats will soon vote on a plan that may remove the Iowa Caucuses from the lead-off position in selecting the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee. The Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws […]

Iowa is the only state without a compassionate release program for prison inmates, ranking Iowa at the very bottom of a new report comparing state programs. They allow inmates, generally near the end of their […]

A sting operation has wrapped up in central Iowa that targeted people who want to have sex with juveniles. The sting was launched by the Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and included a […]

Iowa public schools are now allowed to stock Narcan, also known as Naloxone, the drug that when administered may be able to reverse an overdose. Ben Miskle, a professor in the University of Iowa College […]

At least 200,000 Iowans have already cast votes in this year’s General Election. The latest information on the Iowa Secretary of State’s website indicates county auditors have issued 273,000 absentee ballots and 199,358 were returned […]

The 19-year-old man in custody for two shooting deaths in Sioux City is related to one of the victims. Court records indicate 19-year-old Joseph Cruz of Sioux City was fighting with a friend over a […]

Crews will soon begin shoring up the shoreline at a state-owned lake in northwest Iowa. Ingham Lake in Emmet County is east of Wallingford. Iowa Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist Rob Patterson says the […]

Many Iowans like to fantasize about becoming an instant millionaire, and with tonight’s Powerball jackpot estimated to be worth one-billion dollars, many more people are dreaming of hitting it big. Say the dream becomes reality, […]

A former student at Clarke University in Dubuque is pleading guilty to a terrorism charge after making threats against the school this summer. On August 8, Clarke University’s Dubuque campus was locked down for about […]

Purdue coach Jeff Brohm says limiting mistakes and getting the lead is important against Iowa. The Boilermakers have dominated the recent series against the Hawkeyes, winning four of the last five and during that stretch […]

Iowa freshman kicker Drew Stevens has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week following the Hawkeyes’ 33-13 win over Northwestern. Stevens earns his first Big Ten honor following his impressive performance against the Wildcats. […]

One person was killed early this morning in a police chase in Cedar Rapids. The state patrol says Cedar Rapids police tried to pull over a Chevy Tahoe for traffic violations about 2 AM and […]

An explosion and fire demolished a historic Waterloo restaurant on Sunday morning. The Hickory House was one of Waterloo’s oldest eateries, marking its 70th year in business just last week. Prior to the fire, witnesses […]