Month: April 2023

A Spencer man faces drug trafficking charges after police found a large amount of methamphetamine in an apartment in downtown Spencer. ccording to the Clay County Attorney’s Office several law enforcement agencies, including an Iowa […]

A New London man will spend two years in federal prison after admitting to using union funds for his own expenses. Fifty-three-year-old Darin Boatman pleaded guilty to using a credit card from the United Food […]

The Iowa Senate and House have approved competing property tax relief plans. The Senate approach is focused on eliminating some property tax levies, consolidating others and converting property tax credits for veterans and seniors to […]

Firefighters and other emergency personnel from several Iowa cities are in the Chicago area this week attending an intensive training course in how to deal with electric vehicles in any emergency. EVs are not more […]

A national group is helping a family near Wellman continue to recover from the damage done by the March 31st tornado, as planting season gets underway. Clint Whetstine’s family farms have been in Wellman since […]

The Iowa Senate has confirmed former State Auditor Mary Mosiman as the state’s top tax official. Governor Kim Reynolds appointed her to be director of the Iowa Department of Revenue on March 29. Mosiman, who […]

There’s Effigy Mounds National Monument in the northeast Iowa town of Harpers Ferry, but outside of that, Iowa has no big national parks that draw visitors from around the world. Still, Iowans are encouraged to […]

Two of the three Iowa Utilities Board members who’ll decide whether three proposed carbon pipelines get state construction permits will be new to the job. Last week, Governor Kim Reynolds announced she was appointing Erik […]

The La Nina weather pattern is gone, and the National Climate Prediction Center anticipates an El Nino will develop within a few months, which could be welcome news for Iowa farmers. Meteorologist Dennis Todey, director […]

Iowa pitchers walked 12 batters and allowed 11 hits as the Hawkeyes lost at Illinois-Chicago 14-3 Tuesday night. “Not a lot of good that happened here tonight on our side,” said head coach Rick Heller. […]

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is this Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The DEA’s Emily Murray says it’s a good time to clear out those unused prescription drugs to make sure they […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is joining fellow Republicans in opposing an effort to temporarily replace Senator Diane Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee, as the California Democrat extends her leave of absence due to a bout […]

Iowa City Police are asking for the public’s help with information in the search for a missing man from Muscatine. Police say 20-year-old Cristian Martinez was last seen walking on the street just before 1 […]

Forty groups that are part of the Iowa Hunger Coalition are urging Governor Reynolds to veto a bill that establishes an asset test for the food stamp program. The state would do more frequent income […]

Tens of thousands of Iowans are caring for loved ones with dementia, and a free conference today aims to offer them a list of ways to better care for that person — and for themselves. […]

Two southeast Iowa teenagers are facing lengthy prison sentences after a 66-year-old woman was beaten to death with a bat in 2021. Appearing in court separately, Willard Miller and Jeremy Goodale, the Fairfield teens accused […]

The Iowa Senate has approved a bill that would extend the hours teenagers may work in Iowa and teens would be able to take some jobs they are not allowed to have today. Debate on […]

The Iowa crop report shows farmers were able to get some planting done last week. The week saw severe storms and snow flurries, but farmers also got some unseasonably warm weather and planted seven percent […]

One man is dead and another man has been severely injured following a stabbing in southwest Iowa. According to an Iowa Department of Public Safety news release, Fremont County authorities got a report of a […]