Month: April 2023

A key senator says priority issues are included in an education bill House Republicans just expanded to include things like alternative pathways for teacher licensing and defining what would be considered age appropriate school library […]

One of the state’s largest independent agricultural banks released its annual survey of thousands of farmers, gauging their opinions on a range of topics. Bank Iowa president and CEO Jim Plagge says 67% of farmers […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation for six more counties in response to last Friday’s storms. The governor’s latest proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to recover from the effects of this […]

A survey team from the National Weather Service is looking over the damage from a tornado that touched down in south-central Iowa last night near Knoxville and Pleasantville. Meteorologist Donna Dubberke, at the Weather Service […]

The Iowa DNR was recently called to a hotel parking lot in Sioux City to remove a porcupine. DNR wildlife biologist Vince Evelsizer, says that’s a call that doesn’t happen often. “It’s pretty rare in […]

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst will be hosting her annual “Roast and Ride” fundraiser on June 3 and it could be a showcase for some of the GOP’s 2024 presidential candidates. In June of 2015, seven […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that will consolidate 37 state agencies into just 16 departments and eliminate dozens of unfilled positions in state government. “Not only will Iowans receive better service […]

A new report says northwest Iowa’s Sioux County is the healthiest county in the state, while Montgomery County, in the southwest, ranks last. The County Health Rankings and Roadmaps rates counties’ health outcomes nationwide based […]

Residents living near Keota southwest of Iowa City are still cleaning up following the large tornado that went through the area Friday. There’s not much left on the farm Lindsay Greiner owns that isn’t mangled, […]

The first month of the outdoor track and field season in Iowa has already yielded more than 130 Blue Standard performances to automatically qualify those athletes for the 113th Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered […]

Members of the public have debated a proposal to require more frequent income checks and a new asset test for Iowans receiving food stamps or health care coverage through Medicaid. Andres Reyes, the senior pastor […]

Iowa’s spring turkey hunting season is scheduled to start later this week. Nate Carr, a conservation officer with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says Iowa’s youngest hunters will fire the first shots. “Youth season […]

The 2024 Maui Jim Maui Invitational field was announced today and Iowa State will be one of the teams in the 41st annual tournament. The Cyclones will participate in what is expected to be one […]

Forecasters are warning of an elevated risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight for much of the state, especially east-central and southeast Iowa. Meteorologist Tim Gross, at the National Weather Service office in Davenport, […]

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig has returned by a trade mission to Vietnam and the Philippines. Naig says Vietnam and the Philippines are emerging markets for Iowa’s raw commodities. Both countries import soybeans and soybean […]

State climatologist Justin Glisan, says snow in March made for a split in temperatures in the state. “We had across the state if you look at temperatures, near normal conditions in eastern Iowa, and then […]

Senate Republicans say their overall target for state spending in the next budgeting year matches the one Governor Kim Reynolds proposed in January, but they’re still working on the details. Republicans on the Senate Appropriations […]