Month: September 2024

The three state universities released their fall enrollment numbers today. The University of Northern Iowa reported a 2.9% increase in enrollment, marking the second straight year for an increase. The Cedar Falls school has struggled […]

Thousands of Iowans in 19 communities statewide are taking part in Walks to End Alzheimer’s over the next few weeks. Lauren Livingston, spokeswoman for the Iowa chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, says all of the […]

Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Marion, says she’s frustrated a temporary funding bill to prevent a government shutdown October 1 was pulled before a vote was held in the U.S. House yesterday. “I […]

The latest COVID-19 shots from Pfizer and Moderna are now available across Iowa for anyone ages six months or older. It’s reported the vaccines protect against the widely-circulating KP.2 Omicron variant. Mike Brownlee, chief pharmacy […]

The board of trustees of Graceland University in Lamoni has selected its 19th president. Joel Shrock started at Graceland in 2022 as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty. He had been […]

A Des Moines businessman has pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation and possession of child pornography. Court information shows 61-year-old Jeffrey Walter Gray created and possessed child sexual abuse material and used minors to produce child […]

Two of the three state universities will submit requests next week for no increase in state funding. The University of Iowa and Iowa State University are asking for same amount of state funding. For the […]

Libertarian candidates will not be listed on the General Election ballots in Iowa’s first, third and fourth congressional districts. The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that the candidates were not properly […]