Iowa has been vexed this year by too much water — or not enough — leading to natural disasters in multiple counties for flooding and for drought. The federal government is now offering low-interest loans […]
There will be some changes for fans as the college football season gets underway Saturday with Iowa State hosting UNI at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. ISU Associate Athletic Director, Nick Joos, says a lot […]
Steam engines well over a century old are chugging to life this afternoon in southeast Iowa as the annual Midwest Old Threshers Reunion gets underway in Mount Pleasant. Event spokesman Grant Davidson says the machines […]
A decade and a half after Cedar Rapids was swamped by the flood of 2008, the city’s landing millions of dollars to revitalize and build new homes in the historic Oak Hill neighborhood. Cedar Rapids’ […]
Iowa-based LifeServe Blood Center is appealing for donors as it’s on-call through a national network to provide blood anywhere it’s needed as the hurricane that hit Florida on Wednesday is now a tropical storm heading […]
An Iowa State University committee’s first vote would to keep Carrie Chapman Catt’s name on a campus building. Nine members of the committee voted to keep Catt’s name on the building and 6 voted to […]
The latest Iowa Drought Monitor shows drought conditions have worsened. There’s been an 18% increase in extreme drought conditions since last week’s report. “The big standout that we see on the map this week is […]
Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott is back on the campaign trail in Iowa, touting a parents’ bill of rights that’s primarily focuses on parental involvement in education. “Kim Reynolds, your governor, has done a fabulous […]
The University of Iowa’s Stead Family Children’s Hospital is joining a growing trend in bringing in dogs to work with young patients. Dog handler Emily Bradley says the goal of dogs Nacho and Corrin is […]
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires is showing up over of Iowa again. National Weather Service Meteorologist Dylan Dodson, says it’s most notable in one area. “So we’ve kind of got a little bit overhead currently, […]
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is calling for an investigation of the Internal Revenue Service after a watchdog report found the agency lost the backup data from millions of taxpayers’ returns. Grassley says a fortune has […]
The sale of the Iowa-based Kum & Go convenience store chain is now complete. The Salt Lake City-based Maverik convenience store chain announced that it has completed the acquisition of approximately 400 Kum & Go […]
Residents of a Muscatine apartment building have been evacuated and the building’s owner is waiting for a structural engineer’s report before deciding whether to repair or demolish the building. According to KWQC TV, managers of […]
A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a truck on Tuesday afternoon near Fort Dodge. The victim is identified as 74-year-old Daniel Brown of Webster City. Reportedly, an eastbound 2018 Indian motorcycle operated by […]
Former Vice President Mike Pence says extending the Trump era tax cuts will be a priority if he’s elected president. “They’re temporary. They actually go away at the end of 2025,” Pence told Radio Iowa […]
Thousands of Iowans will soon be taking short walks to remember the long lives of their loved ones who’ve been impacted by Alzheimer’s disease. Lauren Livingston, spokeswoman for the Iowa Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, […]
The Des Moines Register is reporting Fareway plans to move its corporate headquarters from Boone to the Des Moines metro. Fareway CEO Reynolds Cramer told The Register he didn’t make the decision lightly as it […]
Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg says a pilot project in three Iowa counties may be a way to provide quicker emergency responses in rural areas. “A heart attack, a choking incident, a stroke — if that […]
The results from the DNR’s annual roadside survey show a 15% increase in the number of pheasants counted this year. Wildlife research biologist, Todd Bogenschutz says they counted 23 birds for each route. “Our best, […]
Around 100 people turned out for the Mount Pleasant Community School Board’s work session Monday to raise concerns about the district’s purchase of part of the shuttered Iowa Wesleyan University campus The Mount Pleasant School […]
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