The oldest living graduate of Grinnell College is the focus of events in Grinnell this weekend. Edith Renfrow Smith was born in Grinnell 110 years ago and graduated with a degree in psychology in 1937. […]
Many tens of thousands of people enjoy Iowa’s state parks every year, and this weekend, Iowa’s park system is asking for a little love in return. Saturday is the annual Volunteer Day for Iowa’s parks. […]
This is “See Track? Think Train” week. Francis Edeker, the state coordinator for the “Operation Lifesaver” program, says more than 2,300 people are injured or killed every year at railroad crossings. “Running around the gates […]
The Friends of Ledges State Park in Boone County will celebrate its 100th anniversary Saturday. Park manager Andy Bartlett says it’s a favorite place for one particular form of outdoor recreation. “Ledges is known, not […]
A special investigation by the state auditor’s office has identified conflicts of interest and a lack of documentation for how the City of Hamburg spent some of its flood recovery money. State Auditor Rob Sand […]
University of Iowa Health Care is looking for volunteers to take part in a national study of a drug that shows promise in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Del Miller, the UI’s principal investigator […]
Former President Donald Trump says John Deere will face steep tariffs on machinery made in Mexico if he’s reelected. “Just notifying John Deere right now, if you do that, we’re putting a 200% tariff on […]
The federal Small Business Deduction will expire at the end of next year, and unless Congress acts, small businesses in Iowa and elsewhere will no longer be able to deduct up to 20% of what’s […]
A seventh generation Iowan who’s an agricultural and anti-trust research fellow at Yale University is back in Iowa this week talking about his book that’s focused on monopolies and tycoons in the food industry. Austin […]
The presidents of two European nations will be in Cedar Rapids Friday to mark a milestone at the National Czech and Slovak Museum. This Friday, the presidents of Slovakia and the Czech Republic will visit […]
Sioux City’s warming shelter that was scheduled to close at the end of the month due to a lack of funding, will now stay open with support of local agencies and the city council. Shelter […]
Iowa Lottery sales are off to a slow start in the new fiscal year after setting a sales record the previous year. Lottery CEO Matt Strawn gave the Lottery Commission an update during their meeting […]
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is blasting the U.S. Postal Service over a whistleblower’s claims that a registered sex offender got a job as a letter carrier, even though he revealed his status on the application. […]
Five Iowa schools are on the U.S. Department of Education 2024 list of Blue Ribbon Schools. The schools on that list are Alta-Aurelia Middle School, Decorah High School, Nodaway Valley Middle School, Rock Run Elementary […]
A Gowrie man has been charged in connection to the weekend death of a teenager from Farnhamville. The 17-year-old victim’s name has not been released, but the Southeast Valley Community School District Superintendent confirmed in […]
A pilot program aims to increase the overall health of residents in the town of Manchester and in Van Buren County. Experts are collecting extensive data on the two eastern Iowa communities. That’s so they […]
Election day is just six weeks away and very few of the 435 races for U.S. House seats are competitive. However, based the amount of advertising alone, two of the congressional races IN IOWA are […]
Iowa averages between 20 and 40 inches of snowfall every year, and whether the winter ahead will be warmer than normal or cold and brutal, the winter operations administrator of the Iowa Department of Transportation […]
Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig is back from a trade trip with the governor and business leaders to India, where he says the delegation met with folks who could be customers of ours in India […]
Warm, dry conditions allowed some farms to get their combines into the fields last week. The U.S.D.A. crop report says farmers were able to harvest 5% of the corn in the last week. That is […]
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