Month: March 2024

It was five years ago this week that a flood devastated the northwestern Iowa town of Hornick and the final repairs still aren’t complete. The West Branch of the Little Sioux River couldn’t be held […]

Democrats: workers losing jobs from plant closures should get up to 39 weeks of unemployment Senate Democrats are proposing an extension of unemployment benefits for workers at a Perry pork plant who’ll be laid off […]

The Ankeny-based Casey’s convenience store chain continues adding more stores in the third quarter of its fiscal year. Senior Vice President of Business Development Brian Johnson talked about it in an investor update on the […]

State and federal candidates who want to be included on the June Primary ballots for Republicans and for Democrats face a 5 p.m. deadline today to deliver their nomination petitions to the Secretary of State’s […]

The Iowa DNR continues to investigate a fertilizer spill at the New Cooperative near Red Oak that has moved down the East Nishnabotna River. DNR environmental specialist Brent Martens says the approximately 15-hundred tons of […]

Republican leaders in the state legislature say they’re open to moving a key deadline for local school officials who are developing budgets for the next school year. Those budget plans must be done by April […]

A new report places Iowa in the middle of the pack in terms of the state’s preparedness for emergencies — from weather disasters to disease outbreaks to terrorist attacks. Dr. Nadine Gracia, president and CEO […]

A bill to reduce the taxes Iowa businesses pay into the state fund that pays out unemployment benefits is advancing in the House, but Republican Representative Dave Deyoe of Nevada said they’re seeking a detailed […]

Iowa State guard Curtis Jones says the seventh ranked Cyclones have focused on offense as they get ready for Tonight’s quarterfinal round game against Kansas State at the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City. In […]