What is there to see in Iowa? Plenty! A new book by a central Iowa woman offers dozens of entertaining options, including the world’s largest popcorn ball, the biggest bull, the most crooked street and […]
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says the Farm Bill negotiations should not be impacted if budget details can’t be worked out to avoid a government shutdown. “I believe that we will still be able to move […]
A University of Iowa College of Business professor says motivational posters with inspirational messages that adorn many of our workplace walls often do little to motivate or inspire employees. Ken Brown, a UI professor of […]
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley says he’d support a bill that would essentially outlaw government shutdowns. The law would automatically extend spending if an agreement isn’t reached by midnight on September 30 when the federal fiscal […]
A central Iowa Boy Scout has accomplished something only four other Scouts in state history have achieved — he’s earned every single merit badge. Charlie Stevens, of Ankeny, only needed 21 of the badges to […]
A judge has set a cash bond of $2 million for the man accused of killing an Algona police officer last week. Forty-three-year-old Kyle Lou Ricke of Algona is accused of shooting Officer Kevin Cram […]
A new national health study gives Iowans poor marks for their efforts to try and keep in shape. According to the report from Trust for America’s Health, Iowa is among 22 states with an adult […]
The U.S. Senate voted 96-1 today to confirm General Randy George of Alden, Iowa as the new Army Chief of Staff. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst spoke in favor of George’s nomination on the Senate floor. […]
Autumn arrives Saturday but many Iowa farmers are already starting the fall harvest, and motorists in rural areas will need to share the roads with large, slow-moving farm equipment for the next several weeks. Franklin […]
Kevin Reynolds, the husband of Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, has been diagnosed with lung cancer. The governor issued a written statement this revealing her husband’s diagnosis. Reynolds said the couple has “every reason to be […]
State officials have treated a 19 acre section of the state’s deepest natural lake to kill a fast-spreading, invasive plant. Mike Hawkins, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says Eurasian watermilfoil […]
Former President Donald Trump is warning that Republican candidates may get “clobbered” in 2024 if they don’t learn how to “properly talk” about the abortion issue. Trump also reminded a crowd in Dubuque that he […]
Slain Algona police officer Keven Cram was remembered today (Wednesday) as hundreds of family, friends, and law officers gathered in the Algona High School gym. Algona Police Chief Bo Miller says Cram was a man […]
State Treasurer Roby Smith says a rare trading card from a pro basketball star’s rookie season has sold for $5400. The 1986 Michael Jordan card was in a batch of unclaimed property Smith’s office put […]
Dozens and dozens of men and women in uniform filed into the Algona Community School gym this morning for the funeral of the Algona policeman who was shot to death last weekend. Algona Police Chief […]
A southwest Iowa man has been sentenced to spend at least 35 years in prison for setting his ex-wife’s house on fire as she slept inside. A jury in August found 69-year-old Ellis Houk of […]
Many of Iowa’s trees are struggling in the long-running drought. Joe Herring, a district forester with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in Iowa Falls, says some insects are causing problems with trees, and not […]
A Laurens man has been charged with attempted murder following a stabbing in Storm Lake. According to the Storm Lake Police Department, the incident happened late Monday afternoon. An investigation determined that 31-year-old Oscar Ortiz […]
Private colleges in Iowa have been cutting their tuition costs in an effort to retain students. Graceland College in Lamoni is the latest, with president Pat Draves making the announcement Tuesday. “I am delighted to […]
Volunteers are needed to help run the second annual IowAbility Fair next weekend in central Iowa, a free event designed to remind Iowans who have limited mobility how many other abilities they still have. One […]
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