The Iowa House has unanimously voted to set new rules to prevent prescription drug switches that aren’t done for medical reasons. This would not apply to substituting a less expensive generic drug for a brand […]
A bill to set up a new, quicker routes for getting a license to teach in Iowa cleared the House this week. Representative Henry Stone, a Republican from Forest City, said it would help ease […]
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has finalized its state drought plan. DNR hydrology coordinator, Tim Hall, says the plan is a resource for state, county, and local use. “We think it’ll give us a […]
A state official who signed off on the legal settlement with a dozen former Hawkeye football players says he applauds the decision to have Iowa’s Athletics Department cover the entire cost. State Treasurer Roby Smith, […]
A state official who signed off on the legal settlement with a dozen former Hawkeye football players says he applauds the decision to have Iowa’s Athletics Department cover the entire cost. State Treasurer Roby Smith, […]
An Iowa towboat is headed upstream from Dubuque and it appears there will be an early start to the navigation season on the Upper Mississippi River. Al VanGuilder with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, […]
The head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office for 15 years and 27 auditing officials from other states are raising concerns about a Senate bill that would limit the Iowa State Auditor’s ability to investigate […]
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for some two-dozen counties in northeast Iowa through midnight tonight as forecasters say the area may get at least a half-foot of snow. A Winter Weather Advisory extends […]
The University of Iowa’s Athletics Department will be covering the entire cost of this week’s legal settlement with ex-football players. The announcement came at an early morning House subcommittee meeting on a bill to force […]
An Iowa company that plans to make boards out of the leftover stalks and leaves from corn known as stover, finally plans to open. Cornboard founder and CEO Lane Segestrom, says the original start up […]
The University of Iowa’s Athletics Department will be covering the entire cost of this week’s legal settlement with ex-football players. The announcement came at an early morning House subcommittee meeting on a bill to force […]
Books with obscene or graphic sexual content would have to be removed from the libraries in Iowa schools if a bill that’s cleared the Iowa House becomes law. Republican Representative Brook Boden of Indianola said […]
The Iowa House has passed a bill to ban instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through sixth grade classrooms. School programs, tests or surveys on those topics would be barred for students […]
Volunteers are needed this weekend to help restore a state park that was heavily damaged in a tornado just over a year ago. One camper was killed when the powerful EF-3 twister cut across southern […]
MidAmerican Energy says it is the first utility company in the state to try all-electric utility trucks. Company spokesman, Geoff Greenwood, says these are the large bucket trucks that allow them to get up in […]
There’s a winter weather watch and winter weather advisory out for the northern half of Iowa. National Weather Service meteorologist, Cory Martin, says the storm moving in could cause more problems. “We’ll be looking at […]
Republicans in the Iowa Senate have voted to put new limits on documents and information Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand’s office may access as it investigates state government operations and whistleblower complaints. Republican Senaotr Mike […]
Republicans in the Iowa Senate have approved a bill to ban Iowa medical professionals from providing gender transition prescriptions or procedures to minors. “These experimental procedures push vulnerable children down a one-way street that leads […]
Republicans in the Iowa Senate have approved the governor’s nearly 1600 page bill to revamp state government, shrinking the number of agencies from 37 to 16. Senator Jason Schultz of Schleswig asked his fellow Republicans […]
Republicans in the Iowa Senate have voted to repeal the requirement that Iowa K-12 schools employ a teacher librarian. Schools could instead hire someone who has worked in a public library. The bill would also […]
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