The Iowa State Patrol is running a Critical Accident Reduction Effort or CARE through the New Year. Trooper Paul Gardner says they have extra officers on the roadways. “And the goal of this initiative is […]
One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to quit smoking, and a survey finds 70-percent of Iowa smokers -want- to quit, while 50-percent will -try- to quit in the year ahead. There are […]
Iowa Economic Development Authority director Debi Durham says growth in Iowa’s economy not only depends on the state’s tax and regulatory climate, but on community development. “What is community development? That’s housing. That’s quality of […]
Research from Des Moines University has found cancers related to HPV — the human papillomavirus — are rising faster in rural areas. The study looked at HPV-related cancer rates in Iowa and 19 other states […]
Underage drinkers account for 15% of the drunk driving arrests in Iowa and a national group formed in 1980 by the mothers of children killed by drunk drivers has a paid program manager in Iowa […]
If you’ll be making a New Year’s resolution tomorrow night, you may need to genuinely focus on making the change in order to keep the pledge. Alison Phillips, a psychology professor at Iowa State University, […]
Underage drinkers account for 15% of the drunk driving arrests in Iowa and a national group formed in 1980 by the mothers of children killed by drunk drivers has a paid program manager in Iowa […]
State Treasurer Roby Smith says you still contribute to an I-Save 529 plan for someone’s education and get a tax break for this year. “So you have all the way till April 30th, that’s when […]
A Nebraska man was hit and killed by a vehicle early this morning in western Iowa. Fifty-one-year-old Michael Ponciano, of Bellevue, Nebraska, was standing on the travelled portion of Interstate 80 northeast of Council Bluffs, […]
The Iowa DNR recently awarded 138 Iowa rural fire departments federal grants for specialized equipment to fight wildfires. DNR forestry fire supervisor Jason Walker says Iowa fire departments are normally set up to fight structure […]
Former President Jimmy Carter, the candidate who put the Iowa Caucuses on the nation’s political radar, has died at the age of 100. In the 1976 Iowa Caucuses, Carter stunned the political establishment by finishing […]
With just a few days left in 2024, many Iowans are making year-end donations to charities to help with their tax picture next year, but they’re warned to look closely before writing the check. Teresa […]
A coalition of groups is urging the governor and legislators to provide state funding for a full-day of preschool for four-year-olds who live in low-income households. The statewide Voluntary Preschool Program currently covers a half […]
A 46-year-old man is the suspect in a Christmas Day murder in southeast Iowa. Burlington Police, responding to a report of a shooting around 7:30 on Wednesday night, found 44-year-old Anthony DeCarlo Campbell of Burlington […]
International opera star and Centerville native Simon Estes retired from the stage in 2022, but he’s still working as an artist in residence at Iowa State University. Estes will turn 87 in March and he’s […]
Des Moines Police say their preliminary investigation indicates a Christmas Day shooting in a Des Moines home was a murder-suicide. According to a news release from Des Moines Police, a 60-year-old man shot his 53-year-old […]
Two influential conservative groups are urging Iowa lawmakers to cut state and local taxes. Iowans for Tax Relief president Chris Hagenow says it’s time to force city and county officials to cut or at least […]
A Republican lawmaker says a recently announced University of Iowa plan shows the institution is already responding to the creation of a new committee in the Iowa House. University officials are proposing a new School […]
With just a few business days left in 2024, some Iowans may be scrambling to shore up their tax picture before the year is out and there’s plenty of advice on the internet, though much […]
Several improvement projects at Iowa’s commercial airports are moving ahead on schedule. The DOT’s Shane Wright says the governor allotted 100 million federal dollars from the American Rescue Plan to the state’s Commercial Aviation Infrastructure […]
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