Month: May 2023

Iowans who are 65 or older and own the home they live in have about six weeks to apply for a new property tax exemption. The tax plan Governor Reynolds signed into law earlier this […]

Mike Jay has served as public address announcer at the US Olympics Trials, the NCAA indoor and outdoor championships as well as the Drake Relays. The native of Columbus Junction has a special affinity for […]

Iowa baseball coach Rick Heller says the Hawkeyes are taking nothing for granted as they get set to close the regular season with Thursday’s start of a three game series at Northwestern. The Hawkeyes are […]

Upper Iowa University in Fayette is closing seven of its regional education centers in neighboring states and laying off more than three dozen people. According to the Cedar Rapids Gazette, 22 people who work on […]

The city of Mount Pleasant is preparing for Iowa Wesleyan University to close at the end of the month and there are still many questions about what that will mean to business and labor in […]

The Des Moines School Board has chosen a new leader for Iowa’s largest school district. Ian Roberts will take over as superintendent of Des Moines public schools on July 1. The 52-year-old educator has been […]

Iowans who happened to be up for sunrise today got a rare treat. Smoke from wildfires in Alberta, Canada, is filtering high over Iowa and it’s making the sun appear as a golden-reddish-orange ball. Meteorologist […]

The Luther College softball team plays in an NCAA Regional for the first time in five years on Thursday afternoon when the 25th ranked Norse take on host Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Luther finished the regular season with […]

Researchers at Iowa State University are developing an advanced type of sensor which farmers can place in their fields to keep constant tabs on nutrient levels and soil moisture. Jonathan Claussen, a mechanical engineering professor […]