Year: 2023

Farmers are traditionally the first to jump in and help when a neighbor is in trouble, but farmers may be very slow to help themselves, especially when it comes to their mental health and dealing […]

An Iowa State University study shows inflation is hitting rural residents harder than those in urban areas. Professor David Peters, a rural sociologist for ISU Extension and Outreach, says inflation took a bigger bite of […]

New property tax valuations are starting to go out and some people may suffer sticker shock when they see the increase. Sioux City Assessor, Tyler Erickson, says they have to do the valuations every two […]

A Michigan based health care provider has purchased the Keokuk hospital that closed on October 1 and may reopen the facility as a Rural Emergency Hospital. Governor Reynolds signed a bill into law yesterday that […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that’s designed to establish data privacy rights for Iowans. The bill first passed the Iowa House last year and it cleared both the House and Senate […]

Some speculate Friday night’s Final Four match-up between Iowa and South Carolina will be the most-watched college women’s basketball game in U.S. history. If you’d like to see the game in Texas in person you […]

The board of Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant has voted to close the school at the end of the academic year on May 31st. Board president, Bill Miller, spoke with reporters on a conference […]

A compromise between Iowa’s trucking industry and trial lawyers would create new liability protection from lawsuits filed over accidents involving commercial vehicles. he Iowa House, on a 58-42 vote, has approved a bill that would […]

The housing market in Iowa continued its holding pattern in February. The Iowa Association of Realtors reports there were 33 more homes sold in February compared to January. But compared to one year ago — […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has appointed former State Auditor Mary Mosiman to lead the Iowa Department of Revenue. Mosiman has been the Iowa Department of Revenue’s deputy director and head of its tax division since 2019. […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is joining the chorus of Republicans who are working to dismantle President Biden’s proposal to eliminate student loan debt. Grassley says the plan would unfairly transfer the burden of payment from […]

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Alex Dinkla says law enforcement officials are hoping it will be the month Iowa law is changed — to forbid motorists from handling […]

The University of Northern Iowa is using a U.S. Department of Education grant to try to improve access to mental health professionals in rural schools. UNI’s School Psychology Program coordinator Nicole Skaar says it continues […]

Iowans should remember the phrase, “Turn around, don’t drown,” as the risk of spring flooding grows, especially after two tragedies over the weekend in the state to our south. Three people were killed in Missouri, […]

Four bills introduced in the Iowa legislature this year have been designed to set a new statewide policy for determining how much elected officials in Iowa’s 99 counties are paid, but lawmakers are still working […]

The Iowa DCI has released updated information on the woman killed in Sheldon last week. The woman has been identified as 62-year-old Jody Lynn Duskin. Duskin was found dead inside her home last Thursday by […]

Volunteers from the Central Iowa Chapter of the American Red Cross are already in Mississippi, which was hit by multiple tornadoes over the weekend, killing at least 25 people. Emily Holley, with the Nebraska-Iowa Region […]

A subcommittee in the Iowa Senate has advanced a bill that would toughen penalties for convicted felons caught with a gun. The bill easily cleared the House last Tuesday on an 88-to-six vote. Tony Phillips, […]

The number of students who took an Iowa community college course while in high school increased by around 6% in the past school year. The Department of Education’s Jen Rathje told the State Board of […]