Year: 2024

State Auditor Rob Sand says the Board of Parole reports it has resolved an issue raised by a whistleblower who contacted Sand’s office, accusing the board of failing to have the right officials sit on […]

Senate Republicans are proposing changes in Governor Kim Reynolds’ plan to overhaul Iowa’s nine Area Education Agencies. Reynolds wants to send all government funding for special education services to schools, so districts could continue using […]

Maple sap harvesters across northeast Iowa got the season started nearly three weeks early thanks to warmer than normal temperatures. Floyd County Conservation Director Adam Sears says this is the earliest start to the sap […]

Republicans in the Iowa House have developed an alternative to Governor Kim Reynolds’ proposed overhaul of Area Education Agencies that help educate students with disabilities. “We wanted to provide certainty for special education,” House Speaker […]

Travel by planes and automobiles was up across Iowa in 2023. DOT spokesperson Stuart Anderson says airplane travel led the way. “We did end 2023 setting a record for passenger counts at our eight commercial […]

The National Weather Service is seeking volunteers to be trained to be storm spotters for the spring severe weather season. Meteorologist Andrew Ansorge says spotter classes will begin next month.  “This is just an opportunity […]

A bill introduced in the Iowa Senate would let state agencies hire private CPA firms to audit government spending rather than have the state auditor’s office do it. Senator Mike Bousselot, a Republican from Ankeny, […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration for eighteen Iowa counties following the storms in early January. The governor is requesting funding under the FEMA’s Public Assistance Program for Adair, Black Hawk, Cedar, […]

A best-selling British novelist who writes crime-thrillers is releasing her tenth book this week, the second in a row that’s set in Iowa, more than 4,000 miles away from her home in Brighton, England. Erin […]

The search is on once again for the Iowa’s “Best Burger.” Iowa Beef Industry Council spokesperson Kylie Peterson says there are some simple rules for the annual contest. “We’re accepting nominations votes from Iowans, anyone […]

Members of the Iowa House are scaling back the governor’s plan to consolidate or eliminate 111 state boards and commissions. A bill that cleared a House subcommittee this morning only focuses on the elimination of […]

A 40-year-old Webster City man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal accident last fall. Dustin Humlicek has been charged with homicide by vehicle operating while intoxicated, operating while under the influence […]

Republicans in the Iowa House are proposing joint training of state nursing home inspectors and nursing home staff. The twice-per-year training would have to include a review of the most frequent complaints about care from […]

A bill to make changes in Iowa’s early voting process for this year’s elections has cleared initial review in the Iowa House and will be considered in the House State Government Committee tomorrow. For the […]

Senate Democrats are calling for a state minimum wage just for direct care workers in nursing homes. By July of next year, all nursing home direct care workers would have to be paid $15 an […]

The director of the Iowa Department of Transportation says it took millions of dollars to clear the roadways from the double dip of blizzards in early January. Director Scott Marler says the storms also generated […]

The University of Iowa baseball team’s three-game series against Florida International will take place in Des Moines, Iowa, at Principal Park the home of the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, on May 16, 17 and 18. Iowa’s […]

UNI’s Grace Boffeli has been named the Missouri Valley Conference’s (MVC) Player of the Week as announced by the league office on Tuesday morning. The selection is her second weekly honor of the season. Boffeli […]

A bill that would have required state-issued serial numbers on so-called “ghost guns” has been permanently tabled in the Iowa House. At the end of a House subcommittee hearing this morning, Republican Representative Phil Thompson […]