A state tax rebate for film, TV and documentary productions may be modified and revived for a trial run after a 15 year hiatus. Republican Representative Bobby Kaufmann, chairman of the House Ways and Means […]
The Teamsters have staged an hour-long protest outside the Iowa Capitol over a bill about certification votes for unions representing state and local government workers. “We’re standing up, we’re fighting back, we’re united and this […]
A capital campaign is being launched to build an indoor Olympic-level bicycle motocross, or BMX, track and cycling park in central Iowa. One of the effort’s organizers, Bobby Kennedy, operations manager of the Des Moines […]
The Iowa Arboretum in Boone County will debut a first-in-the-Midwest feature at its facility this spring, according to spokesman Mark Schnieder. “We’re going to be opening Treehouse Village, which is an all-inclusive tree house suspension […]
The Iowa Senate has voted to repeal a law that requires state and local boards and commissions to have an equal number of men and women. Iowa was the first state in the nation to […]
Iowa’s Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner and AARP State Director are holding stops across the state to try and educate residents about scams. AARP director, Brad Anderson, says the latest scam uses A-I to fool elderly […]
The Iowa Senate has passed a bill modeled after the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Senator Jason Schultz, a Republican from Schleswig, said court rulings have infringed on the free exercise of religion and the […]
Animal neglect charges have been filed against 63-year-old Dennis Goodrich of Webster City. Police and the Animal Rescue League of Iowa recovered nine dogs from Goodrich’s home last week. Robyn Dobernecker is the animal welfare […]
The Iowa Supreme Court is considering a Sioux City case involving the right to talk to a lawyer when you are taken into custody. The case involves Faron Starr who was taken into custody in […]
A new report estimates 21,000 Iowans will be diagnosed with cancer this year, an increase from last year, while the projected number of Iowans who will die from cancer this year is falling. Iowa Cancer […]
The program manager at the Iowa Waste Reduction Center run by the University of Northern Iowa is now the president of the United States Composting Council board of directors. Jennifer Trent says the Council works […]
The Iowa Senate has passed a bill that would establish a 135-dollar fine for motorists caught lingering too long in the left hand lane. During this morning’s debate, Senator Mike Klemish of Spillville said under […]
The Iowa House has approved a bill that would let 16 and 17 year olds temporarily be in charge of children under the age of five in child care centers. The original bill would have […]
Hundreds of Iowa millennials are being asked to volunteer for a new American Lung Association study which will try to determine how lung disease develops, how to catch it earlier, and how to prevent it. […]
The Iowa Senate has approved Governor Kim Reynolds’ proposal to extend pregnancy-related Medicaid coverage for 12 months rather than just 60 days after a baby is born. Senator Mark Costello, a Republican from Imogene, said […]
The Iowa Senate has approved a bill that would let the governor and the state executive council bypass the State Auditor’s Office and hire private CPAs to audit all state agencies. Senator Mike Bousselot, a […]
The federal government says Iowa isn’t processing food assistance applications fast enough. U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack sent Governor Kim Reynolds and 43 other states letters urging them to improve the efficiency of their SNAP […]
Davenport is leading an effort to better regulate adult entertainment establishments. A bill proposed in the state legislature would allow cities and counties to restrict the hours of a strip club if local courts find […]
A Tama County woman was charged today in the shooting death of her husband back in 2021. The DCI says 46-year-old Karina Cooper was arrested at her home in Traer and charged with first-degree murder […]
Republicans on a Senate subcommittee have advanced the governor’s bill to speed up state income tax cuts, provide a property tax cut for commercial child care centers AND reduce the tax businesses pay into the […]
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