Year: 2024

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission today chose Tina Eick  to become the new administrator of the organization. Eick has been the deputy director and was named the interim administrator since Brian Ohorilko left the […]

A House subcommittee has approved the governor’s plan to create a statewide system that combines the regions in charge of mental health services with the regions in charge of providing substance use treatment. Kelly Garcia, […]

A House subcommittee has approved the governor’s plan to create a statewide system that combines the regions in charge of mental health services with the regions in charge of providing substance use treatment. Kelly Garcia, […]

Woodbury County Attorney James Loomis says officers were justified in shooting a man to death in rural Hornick last October 29th. Forty-four-year-old Walter Sulsberger died in a shoot out with officers Loomis says Walter’s father […]

Community college overall enrollment in Iowa was down slightly in 2023. Amy Geiske works in the Bureau of Community Colleges in the Department of Education. “This year we saw credit enrollment level off down just […]

The idea of naming the tiny Iowa Darter as the official state fish has sailed through a House subcommittee. Representative Elinor Levin of Iowa City said it’s a great way to raise awareness about the […]

An Iowa Senate committee has approved a bill to remove the requirement that state and local government boards and commissions have an equal number of men and women. A federal judge recently ruled that Iowa’s […]

The wife of a Des Moines firefighter who died of cancer is urging legislators to change Iowa law. Emily Broderick’s 51-year-old husband Mike Broderick died of liver cancer in mid-January. “Unfortunately we learned through his […]

Advocates of the Alzheimer’s Association from across Iowa will meet at the state capitol on Monday to ask state legislators to support two priorities that will improve early detection, diagnosis and care. Lauren Livingston, spokeswoman […]

The Siouxland Freedom Park has opened a temporary exhibit to honor local military hero Bud Day. Brigadier General Day was awared the Congressional Medal of Honor after surviving years of torture in a prison camp […]

The wife of a Woodbury County supervisor who was convicted of voter fraud will be sentenced on April 1st. Kim Phong Taylor was found guilty on multiple charges in a scheme to illegally gather votes […]

City councils would be able to strip Iowa public library boards of their authority and take over management of their city’s library under legislation that’s cleared an Iowa House subcommittee. City councils would be able […]

Lawmakers on a Senate subcommittee have agreed to advance a bill that would double the number of medical cannabis dispensaries in Iowa, but they’re expressing reservations about the plan. About 18,000 Iowans are currently registered […]

Iowa Speedway has tapped longtime NASCAR and Kansas Speedway executive Eric Peterson as its new president ahead of NASCAR’s national series return to the Newton, Iowa facility. Peterson, a Kansas native, will assume his duties […]

Before this week’s warm-up, more than 30 swans were trapped in the ice on Little Wall Lake in central Iowa’s Hamilton County. Rescue efforts were hampered as the ice was too thin to safely support […]

A bill that’s cleared initial review in the Iowa House could make it harder for Iowans diagnosed with cancer to argue in a lawsuit that the disease is linked to the weed killer known by […]

A singer, composer, guitarist and humanitarian from the Middle Eastern nation of Jordan is showcasing her musical talents in southeast Iowa this week. Farah Siraj is making multiple appearances in Oskaloosa, including at the George […]

A bill to set new state limits on the sale of hemp-infused pills, food and beverages is eligible for consideration in a House committee. The 2018 Farm Bill made it legal to grow hemp and […]