Governor Kim Reynolds is planning to consolidate the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs and the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown into one agency. The Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs helps Iowa veterans and their families […]
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in Iowa, claiming about 1,400 lives a year, and a campaign is underway to teach Iowans about the symptoms and the importance of acting quickly. Doctor […]
Governor Kim Reynolds says she believes the State of Iowa could use federal pandemic relief money on additional school security measures. Reynolds told reporters this morning that banning semi-automatic weapons like the one used to […]
The Iowa Supreme Court has denied the appeal of a man found guilty of brutally murdering a hunter in Appanoose County. Ethan Davis of Promise City was found guilty of first-degree murder in a random […]
After a long cool spell, forecasters say temperatures across Iowa will warm up this afternoon, just in time for the start of the Memorial Day weekend. Meteorologist Alexis Jimenez, at the National Weather Service in […]
Boaters on both sides of Iowa need to use caution during the upcoming holiday weekend, but for different reasons. Water levels are expected to rise more than a foot on the Mississippi River due to […]
Some people have already been out camping this spring — but DNR State Parks Bureau chief, Sherry Arntzen, expects many more out this weekend. “We anticipate that we’ll have another busy weekend. Memorial Day weekend […]
The current state auditor has announced that former State Auditor Richard Johnson died earlier today at the age of 87. Johnson, a Republican, served 25 years as State Auditor before his retirement in January of […]
Iowa State University Extension and the DNR are offering more sessions of a program called Chronic Wasting Disease Ambassadors. Chris Janke with ISU Extension oversees the program. “The idea here is that we can take […]
The Iowa Attorney General’s office is launching a series of consumer protection presentations today that will visit a dozen Iowa cities over the next month. Al Perales, an investigator in the AG’s office, says he’ll […]
The governor has signed a bill into law that requires testing for radon gas in public school buildings. The legislation is named in honor of Gail Orcutt, a retired teacher from Pleasant Hill who died […]
There were more “substance misuse” deaths across the country during 2020 than in any other single year, according to a report from a nonprofit, nonpartisan group, though Iowa’s numbers were slightly less grim. Rhea Farberman, […]
GOP backers say a new plan unveiled on the final day of the 2022 legislative session gives parents who’re unhappy with their local public school the option of immediately transferring their child to any other […]
Court records show a woman killed in a weekend shooting in Waterloo was arrested on robbery charges connected to another homicide nearly two years ago. The woman who died early Sunday morning has been identified […]
Blood donated by Iowans is being rushed to Texas today following Tuesday’s mass shooting at an elementary school that left at least 19 children and two adults dead. Another 15 children and four adults were […]
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is proposing a bill to use materials stockpiled for the border wall that have been sitting since the Biden administration stopped work on the wall. The Republican says the federal report […]
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced Iowa is part of a multistate settlement with Ford Motor Company regarding gas mileage claims for pickups. The settlement came after allegations that Ford falsely advertised the fuel economy […]
The 2022 Iowa legislative session ended early this Wednesday morning, with final decisions over the past two days on a nearly $8.3 billion state budget plan. Senate Republican Leader Jack Whitver of Ankeny said the […]
Senate Democrats have refused to confirm the four Iowans Republican Governor Kim Reynolds selected to serve on the commission that nominates people to openings on the Iowa Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. Senator Nate […]
A temporary moratorium on the use of eminent domain to seize property along carbon pipeline routes passed the House in March, but it was never considered in the Iowa Senate. The plan would have prevented […]
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