A police officer in southwestern Iowa found himself in handcuffs following his arrest Tuesday. Council Bluffs Police Detective Craig Shuetze was arrested following an investigation by the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office into an alleged incident […]
While some Iowans who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 can win up to $50,000 in weekly drawings, a new study finds the statewide vaccine lottery in Ohio has not increased vaccination rates there. Allan Walkey, […]
Authorities have released the names of the man and woman found dead inside a vehicle at a state park in eastern Iowa last weekend. An obituary posted online indicates 27-year-old Courtney Lynn Rhodes and 31-year-old […]
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley vows to work with his colleagues to address restoring the year-round sale of the 15% ethanol fuel blend, even though in his words, “fighting big oil is not an easy job.” […]
The Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down the EPA rule granting year-round use of E-15. Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Executive Director Monte Shaw says this ruling — if it stands up — […]
Some gas stations are having trouble getting their normal supply of fuel going into the holiday weekend. FUEL IOWA spokesman John Maynes says there is enough gas — it’s a matter of getting it delivered. […]
Thousands are expected to hit the roadways to celebrate summer and our country’s independence this weekend. Iowa State Patrol spokesman, Sergeant Alex Dinkla, expects the predictions to be accurate. “The weather shows it’s not going […]
Emergency preparedness drills were held in two eastern Iowa counties this week, readying state and local agencies near the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station. The drills conducted for the Cordova, Illinois facility are part of […]
A suspicious death is under investigation in southwest Iowa. The Iowa DCI and Sheriff’s officials in Adair County are conducting an investigation into the death of an adult found in the southeast corner of Adair […]
If you need a new oil painting for your living room wall, a stone sculpture for the front yard, or just some hand-made earrings, Iowa’s largest city is hosting -two- sizeable art shows this weekend. […]
The Iowa Economic Development Board has approved provisional funding from new hotel/motel and sales tax revenues for six Reinvestment Districts. The City of Ames has approval to spend $10 million on a proposed downtown district […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that now leaves open an option for refineries to apply for blending exemptions for renewable fuels. The executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, […]
Representatives from the student governments of the three state universities were supportive of proposed tuition increases during a meeting of the Board of Regents Thursday. Tuition would increase roughly 3.4% at Iowa State University and […]
A bill named in honor of a Davenport veteran who died by suicide has passed the US Senate unanimously last night and is headed to the president’s desk. The bill cleared the U.S. House in […]
The man who leads the union representing thousands of state employees plans to retire. AFSCME Council 61 president Danny Homan says he will retire at the end of his term and a new president will […]
Winnebago Industries reports third-quarter net income at $71.3 million. That compares to a net loss of $12.4 million in the prior year fiscal quarter that was impacted by the start of the pandemic, and net […]
Governor Kim Reynolds today said she’s “confident” the new majority on Iowa’s Supreme Court will overturn a 2018 ruling that upheld abortion rights. The court ruled a 72-hour waiting period for an abortion violated the […]
Governor Kim Reynolds is using $30 million in federal pandemic relief money on three school-related initiatives. Twenty million will be used for a new Iowa Center for School Mental Health at the University of Iowa […]
The state unemployment rate increased slightly in May as more people entered the job market. The rate bumped up to 3.9% in May from the 3.8% in April. Iowa Workforce Development says the total number […]
The new Miss Iowa was recently crowned at the pageant in Davenport and says she is still getting used to the title. Twenty-two-year-old Grace Keller is a native of Illinois, who just graduated from the […]
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