Month: October 2023

State and federal officials have confirmed bird flu has hit a third commercial turkey operation in northwest Iowa. The facility is in Buena Vista County and had about 30,000 turkeys on site. Another turkey production […]

State officials say there’s a free “Iowa Mobile ID” app for smartphones now. It creates a digital version of an Iowa driver’s license or state-issued ID. The app is available in the Apple Store for […]

University of Iowa leaders are breaking ground this afternoon on a quarter-billion dollar building that will eventually be home to three of the UI’s most popular and top-ranked programs. Rod Lehnertz, the UI’s senior vice […]

The latest Des Moines Register “Iowa Poll” shows Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has the support of about four percent of likely Iowa Caucus goers. Ramaswamy made a campaign swing through northwest Iowa on Monday, […]

The Democrat who finished third in the 2016 Iowa Caucuses is now being considered for the post of commissioner of Social Security. Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley will go before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee […]

Just like Fourth of July fireworks can stress out Iowans’ pets, Halloween can also be a night of horrors for our dogs and cats. Jessie Phillips, director of development at the Animal Rescue League of […]

Northwest Iowa authorities say a father and son are dead following a series of incidents at a farm near Hornick. Woodbury County Sheriff Chad Sheehan says a man, later identified as 72-year-old Todd Sulsberger, called […]

Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz will not return for the 2024 season. Iowa interim athletic director Beth Goetz says she informed the son of head coach Kirk Ferentz that this will be his final season […]

Most of us have heard how dangerous distracted driving can be, and how the number-one distraction is our phones, but distracted walking can be equally as deadly, especially with Halloween tomorrow. Elizabeth O’Neal, a professor […]

A new pilot program in a southwest Iowa county will let drivers get some traffic tickets dismissed if they complete a defensive driving course. Fremont County Attorney Peter Johnson says the program is being done […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is fining an eastern Iowa company over alleged hazardous waste violations. The EPA says Red Star Yeast Company of Cedar Rapids will pay nearly $38,000 in civil penalties to resolve […]

The kids may hate it, but Iowa parents could lay down the law that they’ll have to wear a coat over their costumes if they’re trick-or-treating tonight or tomorrow night. Temperatures across the state are […]

Two people were killed in a high-speed crash in Davenport over the weekend. Police say officers spotted the Chevy speeding and driving recklessly about 2 A.M. Sunday in Davenport’s downtown. Officers tried to pull the […]

A county official in northeast Iowa says the announcement that the proposed Navigator pipeline project has been cancelled is great news, but Delaware County Supervisor Shirley Helmrichs says she’s talking with other board members about […]

Hancock County man is charged in the weekend murder of his estranged wife. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says at about 11:11 on Saturday morning, Hancock County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home […]

A new “Iowa Poll” from the Des Moines Register and NBC News shows former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley tied for second place with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, but both trail former President Trump by […]

The dry weather has created some yield loss in soybean and cornfields in north-central Iowa. ISU Extension Field Agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz  says some soybean pods were shattering in the fields before a combine would enter, […]

Former President Donald Trump is expressing confidence he’ll finish well ahead of his GOP competitors in the Iowa Caucuses, but during an event in Sioux City on Sunday Trump said the rivalry he’s most focused […]