Month: June 2023

Eight Republican presidential hopefuls spoke to about 900 likely Iowa Caucus goers this weekend. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst hosted the event. It started with a convoy of motorcycles riding from a Harley-Davidson dealership to the […]

The body of one of three men reported missing in a partially collapsed Davenport apartment building has been recovered. The family of Branden Colvin, Sr. confirmed to media outlets in the Quad Cities they had […]

Iowa Democratic Party leaders have unanimously approved a plan to hold Caucuses on the same night as Iowa Republicans, but have Iowa Democrats use a mail in card to express their presidential preference. The plan […]

Four homes in central Iowa that serve as sterling examples of mid-century modern architecture and interior design will be open for tours during a special fundraising event this weekend. Laura Porter, executive director of the […]

The statewide nonprofit group Iowa Rivers Revival has named Dyersville its 2023 “River Town of the Year.” The group’s executive director, Luke Hoffman, says Dyersville met all of their criteria. “Those criteria being improvements in […]

The Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa is still over a month away, but a group of riders will make an early trek along the entire route beginning this weekend in Sioux City, the […]

A specially-trained urban search-and-rescue team, from bases in Cedar Rapids and Sioux City, is working to secure the Davenport apartment building that partly collapsed Sunday. It’s feared the six-story structure could completely cave in at […]

A “Safe Community Coalition of Fort Dodge and Webster County” has been formed. The group hosted a town hall meeting in Fort Dodge yesterday after three shooting deaths in the Fort Dodge last month. The […]

Some of the world’s most recognized voice actors will be in central Iowa this weekend as Des Moines Con opens on Saturday. Event creator Ben Penrod says many fans will be coming to the convention […]

The boil order could be lifted today  for residents of five counties in southwest Iowa if a state test comes back negative for any issues in their water system. Avoca Regional Water Plant general manager […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has completed her review of the bills that passed the Republican led 2023 Iowa legislature and signed all of them into law. Reynolds approved 67 bills Thursday. One requires both of Iowa’s […]

Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that limits the Iowa state auditor’s ability to access some information, like tax returns or medical records, for audits and investigations. State Auditor Rob Sand, […]

Former President Donald Trump says there’s no way he could lose Iowa in 2024. “We’re going to win,” Trump said. “We’re going to win big. We’re going to win bigger than ever before.” Trump made […]

Staffing shortages in Iowa nursing homes remain “alarmingly high” and are almost twice the national average, according to the state director of AARP Iowa. Brad Anderson says staffing shortages can lead to poor resident care […]

The cost to rent an acre of Iowa farmland increased nine percent last year to a record $279. Iowa State University’s Alejandro Plastina says the strong farm economy drove the increase. “We saw a great […]

Former President Donald Trump is meeting with smaller groups of Iowans today rather than hosting a big rally. Allan Richards was among the first to arrive outside a suburban Des Moines restaurant where Trump is […]

Davenport’s police chief says three people are still missing after an apartment building partially collapsed Sunday and Davenport Mayor Mike Matson says officials are planning for a “dignified” demolition of the structure. “This needs to […]