Year: 2024

The Iowa Department of Education has released its annual ranking of schools. The Department’s Information Bureau chief Jay Pennington says it’s the first time the School Performance Profiles had used an updated state plan for […]

The open enrollment period is now underway for people who get their health insurance through healthcare.gov. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Regional Administrator Shannon Hills says it is important that you take […]

Iowans will have a rare opportunity this week to get an up-close peek at one of the national Christmas trees without having to journey all the way to Washington D.C. Susan DeCourcy, a regional administrator […]

Republican state lawmakers retained control of the House and Senate after a successful election and are keeping the same leadership for the next session. Representative Pat Grassley of New Hartford was re-elected Speaker of the […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is criticizing the institution where he’s served for decades for giving too much power to the office of the president. Grassley, the longest-serving Republican in Congressional history, says Congress has “violated […]

Rainfall normally drops off as we head into November, but that hasn’t been the case as we approach the midway mark of the month. National Weather Service meteorologist, Dillon Dodson, says we should see more […]

Plans are on track to completely revamp the eastern Iowa facility which honors the only American president who was born in Iowa. The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch is getting a […]

Republican state lawmakers have reelected Jack Whitver as Senate majority leader. Whitver, of Grimes, announced in mid-May, he was undergoing treatment for a brain tumor, but would remain in the Iowa Senate and continue in […]

A central Iowa man is the first in the state to win the highest level of the multi-state “Lucky for Life” lottery game. Sixty-four-year-old Shelby Willis of Des Moines won the top prize of $1,000 […]

A central Iowa man is the first in the state to win the highest level of the multi-state “Lucky for Life” lottery game. Sixty-four-year-old Shelby Willis of Des Moines won the top prize of $1,000 […]

University of Iowa researchers have landed a $10-million federal grant to develop a new treatment for ovarian cancer. Jill Kolesar, dean of the U-I College of Pharmacy, is working on a drug that will make […]

Medical researchers at the University of Iowa report promising progress in fighting one of the worst cancer killers. The phase-two clinical trial found that adding high-dose, intravenous vitamin C to chemotherapy doubles the overall survival […]

There will be no Democrats holding elected office in Woodbury County in January after Auditor Pat Gill was beaten by his Republican challenger and deputy auditor Michelle Scaff  by about eight points. The political landscape […]

A central Iowa girl who had a bout with bullying and bigotry has turned around what happened by writing a book that aims to make a positive difference in the world. Twelve-year-old Saily Bah of […]

New tenants will start moving into Iowa’s first-ever “zero carbon certified” building in a few weeks. Star Lofts in Des Moines will have 20 affordable housing apartments and four spaces for businesses. To earn the […]

Veterans Day Ceremonies across the state today honored the men and women who served the country. Andrew Nelson, the chaplain of the 185th Air National Guard Unit in Sioux City was the master of ceremonies […]

The hospital in the southwest Iowa town of Greenfield is fully reopening today, nearly six months after being severely damaged in a tornado. Philicia Hancock, the hospital’s chief clinical officer, says major parts of the […]

A Des Moines man is jailed who police say kidnapped his own daughter. Des Moines police were called to a house Sunday afternoon where a woman claimed the non-custodial father of her child had kicked […]