The Iowa legislature has unanimously voted to increase prison sentences for human trafficking in Iowa. Representative Zach Dieken, a Republican from Granville, said the bill will dramatically change how human trafficking and sex trafficking is […]
The University of Northern Iowa campus was in danger of losing all its heat this past winter after problems were discovered with a steam boiler. UNI Senior Vice President Michael Hager says they discovered an […]
As the northernmost parts of the Mississippi swell with spring rainfall and snowmelt flooding is coming into view downriver. The flood stage at Burlington is 15 feet and early Monday it was at 16.5 and […]
Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn is co-sponsoring federal legislation to address cyberattacks targeting schools. “These are no longer attackers in basements or individuals who intend to do harm for a one time profit,” Nunn says. “These […]
Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn is co-sponsoring federal legislation to address cyberattacks targeting schools. “These are no longer attackers in basements or individuals who intend to do harm for a one time profit,” Nunn says. “These […]
A fire has caused catastrophic damage to the historic Kirk Apartments in downtown Mason City. The Kirk opened in 1903 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Firefighters were called to the building […]
The Julien Dubuque International Film Festival opens on Wednesday, featuring 180 cinematic works on screens at eight venues in the Mississippi River town. The festival has gained true global notoriety and it’s attracting film industry […]
The latest U.S.D.A. crop report says cold, wet weather slowed planting progress last week. The report says there were only two-and-a-half suitable days for fieldwork. Corn planting advanced only three percent compared to the first […]
A bill has emerged in the state legislature that would regulate traffic enforcement cameras that catch vehicles speeding and running red lights. For the past 12 years, attempts to ban the cameras have failed, but […]
The Iowa Utilities Board has issued $2 million in fines against two pipeline companies for operating in Iowa for years, without state permits. State officials recently checked the National Pipeline Mapping System and discovered Houston-based […]
Teenagers involved in March for Our Lives Iowa are calling on the Iowa Senate to reject a bill that would allow guns in parking lots outside schools. Hannah Hayes, a junior at Des Moines Roosevelt […]
A central Iowa man is accused of bilking a dozen elderly investors who prosecutors say lost nearly $2 million to the man’s schemes. A grand jury has indicted 46-year-old Zachary James Flaherty of Clive on […]
Governor Kim Reynolds says after getting key priorities like private school tuition assistance through the 2023 legislature, she plans to be “front and center” in the fight over abortion. “The overturning of Roe v Wade […]
A body believed to be that of a Muscatine man who went missing in Iowa City was found in the Iowa River Saturday. Iowa City police say a couple in the area of Napoleon Park […]
Flooding is expected in eastern Iowa along the Mississippi River in the coming days. “We’re starting to see the waters rise….We expect most of the sites to be in major flood by Saturday of this […]
Over a thousand Christian conservatives gathered this weekend in central Iowa to hear from several likely competitors for the GOP’s 2024 presidential nomination. Former President Donald Trump spoke at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition […]
A Sioux City native who’s been an animator, scriptwriter, director and producer for Disney films is back in his hometown this weekend for a special showing of his animated movie “Aladdin.” The Sioux City Symphony […]
The Iowa Economic Development Authority’s board has approved a $750,000 forgivable loan and state tax breaks for construction of a shingle plant in Clinton. The Atlas Roofing Corporation plans to built a 440,000 square foot […]
Thanks to a sudden social media buzz, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is seeing a renewed surge in demand for its big, blue, recyclable litter bags — which are free. Todd Robertson, the DNR’s […]
The Kum & Go convenience store chain that began with a single store in Hampton, Iowa, is being sold. A Utah based company plans to acquire over 400 Kum & Go stores. Terms of the […]
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