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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]