Month: March 2024

A professor at Des Moines University is conducting a national research project that at first glance seems like a segment of This Old House. Anatomy professor, Ann Garvin, is studying the cutting characteristics of saws, […]

Iowa Republican Joni Ernst is seeking the number three leadership position among her GOP peers in the U.S. Senate. “This is the main communicator job or position for the Republican Conference in the Senate,” Ernst […]

A key lawmaker says the Senate may soon debate what has turned out to be the central issue of the 2024 legislative session. Three weeks ago, the Iowa House passed a bill to maintain Area […]

A Midwestern kid who loved “Star Trek” grew up to be a principal mechanical engineer for NASA who’s worked on every Mars mission since Pathfinder, which took the first rover to the Red Planet in […]

A state panel has made a slight reduction, but still predicts the state will collect over $11 billion in taxes during the fiscal year that begins July 1. Legislators will use today’s Revenue Estimating Conference […]

Iowans who have too much Saint Patrick’s Day cheer can get a safe ride home tonight through Monday morning. AAA-Iowa spokesman Brian Ortner says the motor club is offering its free, statewide Tow to Go […]

With one month to go before the federal tax filing deadline, the IRS is offering a day Saturday where you can visit the Des Moines office to get tax questions answered. IRS spokesman Christopher Miller […]

Updated population estimates from the U-S Census Bureau show growth in four of Iowa’s metropolitan areas. The Census Bureau estimates there was a 3.1% increase in the number of residents in the six counties that […]