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Cedar Falls native and astronaut Raja Chari, who’s aboard the International Space Station, did a long-distance question-and-answer session today with cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Chari, who graduated from the academy in 1999, […]

The former information director of the Iowa High School Athletic Association is the author of a new book. Bud Legg spent 35 years as a teacher, administrator, counselor, and coach in Iowa schools in Oakland, […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says her 4% flat tax plan would make Iowa’s income tax system simpler and might one day lead the way to zero  — no state income tax. “I think we’re working our […]

The state Health Department reports COVID-19 hospitalizations and test positivity rates continue to surge. The report today shows hospitalizations increased to 923 — the most since December 2020. The 14-day test positivity rate has spiked […]

The administrators of Iowa’s nursing homes and assisted living facilities say they’re struggling to retain enough staff. Devin Juelat the Hawkeye Care Center in Dubuque says at one point last fall, the facility had to […]

Iowa’s largest manufacturing employer is using this year’s Consumer Electronics Show to introduce its first autonomous tractor. Quad Cities-based John Deere put on an hour-long, multi-media presentation Tuesday, showing off the tractor that’ll be available […]

Congresswoman Cindy Axne says the attack on the U.S. Capitol a year ago highlights the need to ensure free and fair elections. “Our democracy is fragile,” Axne said yesterday. “…We need Americans to understand that […]

A western Iowa man has pleaded guilty to illegally selling thousands of doses of prescription drugs for greyhound racing dogs. Federal prosecutors say 57-year-old Jon Stidham has pleaded guilty to selling a drug over the […]

The Iowa Department of Public Health’s website shows the agency has now confirmed more than 8,000 Iowans have died of COVID. The state’s first COVID death was reported on March 20, 2020. The Iowa Department […]

A former state legislator from western Iowa has launched a campaign for state auditor. Republican Mary Ann Hanusa of Council Bluffs aims to challenge Democrat Rob Sand’s bid for a second term as state auditor. […]