Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican, is partnering with a Georgia Senator who’s a Democrat to seek more permanent funding for a government program that trains dogs to detect animal diseases. “They use some of […]
The Iowa House has unanimously voted to expand a law adopted two decades ago after a 17 year old who hid her pregnancy killed her baby. The current “Safe Haven Law” allows a parent to […]
The experts now say at least four tornadoes touched down in southern Iowa late Saturday afternoon, claiming seven lives and damaging or destroying more than 50 homes. Meteorologist Chad Hahn, at the National Weather Service, […]
There’s growing, bipartisan support in congress for ending U.S. imports of Russian oil. “The United States, plain and simple, should not be purchasing any oil from Russia while Putin’s actively — illegally — invading a […]
Dordt University in Sioux Center is announcing a $90-million capital campaign for a series of projects on the northwest Iowa campus. John Baas, Dordt’s vice president of advancement, calls the ambitious effort a “comprehensive” capital […]
Tonight’s season premiere of CBS-TV’s “Undercover Boss” will feature a central Iowa woman unknowingly training — and gently correcting — her boss’ boss’ boss. Alina Winters of Des Moines will be seen instructing the disguised […]
The Iowa Supreme Court has rejected an appeal filed on behalf of a man diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia who was convicted of a sex crime. Dantreon Newman was arrested in Des Moines in […]
Republican Chuck Grassley has formally declared his bid for reelection to the U.S. Senate, submitting more than 9000 petition signatures to qualify for the June Primary ballot. Surrounded by campaign staff and volunteers, Grassley gave […]
A bill banning transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports in Iowa schools, colleges and universities is now law. The bill passed the Senate yesterday. Governor Reynolds signed it into law today, surrounded by a […]
UNI’s Ben Jacobson has been named the Missouri Valley Conference’s Coach of the Year. In his 16th season at the helm of the UNI program, Jacobson becomes the first coach in MVC history to earn […]
The man accused of killing an Iowa State Patrol trooper during a standoff in Grundy Center last year will go to trial for murder this spring in Hamilton County. Forty-two-year- old Michael Lang is accused […]
The Iowa Business Council is releasing its Competitive Dashboard for 2022, perspectives from executives at Iowa’s 22 largest companies on how the state is competing in the national marketplace. Council chairman Tim Yaggi, president and […]
In hopes of luring in more educators, the Sioux City school district will be rewarding new teachers with a $5,000 bonus. Permanent substitute teachers, food service workers and bus drivers will also qualify for a […]
Three-time All-Big Ten linebacker and Hawkeye team captain Abdul Hodge is returning to Iowa City, joining the University of Iowa football staff as tight ends coach. Hodge, who starred for the Hawkeyes from 2002-2005, has […]
Emergency management officials in western Iowa are reminding residents open burning is currently banned in Pottawattamie County. Fire fighters in the area had to put out six different outdoor fires on Monday. Pottawattamie County Emergency […]
The union that represents park rangers is calling on the governor and the legislature to overrule the eviction notices sent to state employees who live in state-owned homes inside 23 state parks. Iowa Department of […]
The Sioux City metro area ranks as the nation’s top spot for economic development for populations under 200-thousand, according to Site Selection magazine’s annual rankings. Chris McGowan, of the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce, says it’s […]
Iowa’s economy showed clear signs of improvement during February, according to the monthly Creighton University survey, but the Russian invasion of Ukraine pushed the survey’s business confidence index to its lowest level since the survey […]
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says fellow Republican Governor Kim Reynolds is the ideal choice to give the GOP response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address tonight. Grassley says Reynolds is “an outstanding […]
The Iowa Senate has unanimously approved a bill designed to let licensed professionals cut hair in far more locations. The bill also would let cosmetologists have mobile salons-on-wheels. Senator Jason Schultz, a Republican from Schleswig, […]
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