Can poinsettias kill you? There’s a long-standing rumor about the red-and-green flowers traditionally associated with Christmas being deadly if eaten, but registered nurse Tammy Noble, spokeswoman for the Iowa Poison Control Center, says that’s simply […]
It’s the time of year when some Iowans like to pack the family into the van at dusk, switch the radio to Christmas music, and drive around town taking in the colorful holiday light displays. […]
Pet ownership grew across the country and around Iowa during the pandemic and now it has become harder to find a veterinarian to treat the animals. The State Director of the Humane Society of the […]
University of Northern Iowa president Mark Nook is looking for ways to ensure students in UNI’s Teacher Education program get a stipend while they’re student teaching. “Student teaching is the original internship in higher ed. […]
Governor Kim Reynolds and two dozen other Republican governors are urging President Biden to end the national public health emergency for COVID in April. Ending the national public health emergency will mean emergency Medicaid insurance […]
A company that makes a nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses is pushing to expand access to the medication in Iowa. Larry Lanier is a lobbyist for Emergent Biosolutions, which manufacturers the opioid reversal drug […]
The acquisition of land in Minnesota could help boost the water quality in northwest Iowa’s Spirit Lake. The Spirit Lake Protective Association’s, John Smeltzer, says he’s been worried for a decade about the amount of […]
Iowa’s tourism industry is urging the governor and state legislature to maintain state spending on programs that promote Iowa as a place to visit or live. Chelsea Lerud of Burlington is executive director of Iowa […]
It’s the season for stuffy noses, coughs and sneezes, but common colds may not seem so common with the flu, COVID-19 and R-S-V still rampant, and Iowans are reminded to take care with the meds […]
Authorities say three people were shot, two of them fatally, in central Iowa early this morning. Responding to a shots fired call, Des Moines police discovered the bodies of two people in a house around […]
While poinsettias have an undeserved reputation for being poisonous, as you’d have to eat a few hundred poinsettia leaves to get sick, an expert says two other traditional holiday plants are toxic. Registered nurse Tammy […]
After significant setbacks in the 2022 election and the apparent loss of the lead-off spot for the Iowa Caucuses, the chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party is stepping down. In early 2021, the Iowa Democratic […]
Roland Story wrestler Kade Blume will not participate in any more extracurricular activities this school year in the wake of the 17 year old’s charge of assaulting another student during a hazing incident. The Roland […]
The Iowa Attorney General has reached an agreement with a Des Moines psychic after the death of a client. The attorney general alleged that Allison Campbell violated the Consumer Fraud Act by claiming her psychic […]
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued an Emergency Order today (Friday) against the company that was the scene of a large explosion and fire in Marengo on December 8th. More than one dozen employees […]
An Iowa man has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in rioting at the U-S Capitol on the day Joe Biden’s Electoral College win was to be certified by congress. The […]
Iowa’s unemployment rate increased two-tenths of a percent to 3.1% in November — and has moved up slowly since hitting 2.5 % in July. Iowa Workforce Development Director, Beth Townsend says the increase was due […]
The manager of an eastern Iowa food bank says her big wish would be to provide more beef and chicken to those who need food assistance through a local pantry. “I would love to have […]
The Iowa District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration is wrapping up its fiscal year with COVID-19 still casting a long shadow. Jayne Armstrong, district director of the SBA in Iowa, says the current […]
A new report from Iowa State University that details efforts to boost monarch butterfly habitats statewide essentially finds, so far, so good. Steven Bradbury, a professor of natural resource ecology and management at ISU, says […]
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