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Dr. Deborah Turner, a Mason City native and the national president of the League of Women Voters, died Sunday from complications after a pulminary embolism according to a statement from the LWV. Turner was born […]

Brainstorming sessions are used in all levels of the corporate world, but a University of Iowa professor of management and entrepreneurship suggests those sessions don’t work, and he has a better idea. Professor Eean Crawford, […]

Summit Carbon Solutions is partnering with a company that operates 17 ethanol plants in Iowa and South Dakota. Summit says it is partnering with POET and its 12 facilities in Iowa and five in South […]

Iowa State’s 2024 football schedule is complete after the Big 12 Conference announced the league schedule Tuesday. ISU will have seven home games at MidAmerican Energy Field at Jack Trice Stadium, opening the season Aug. […]

A bill that would let court-ordered child support extend to the nine months of a pregnancy has cleared an Iowa House subcommittee. Representative John Wills, a Republican from Spirit Lake, is the bill’s lead sponsor. […]

With the freeze-thaw cycle underway, many Iowa roads are being pockmarked by potholes and avoiding them is almost impossible for motorists. AAA-Iowa spokesman Brian Ortner says if you haven’t done any basic preventive maintenance on […]

With the tax filing season now underway, a University of Iowa accounting professor suggests America adopt what’s being done in many European countries, where the government prepares your taxes for you — for free. Professor […]

Trial got underway this morning for a Cerro Gordo County woman who’s charged with child endangerment resulting in death and a separate charge of child endangerment. A criminal complaint states that 30-year-old Allyssa Joyce of […]

Iowa forward Owen Freeman was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the seventh time this season. It is tied for the second-most in a single season in league history. They are the […]

Audi Crooks has been named the Big 12 Freshman of the Week for the third time this season. It marks the fourth weekly award the freshman center has collected this season following a Player of […]

The Iowa DCI says it has uncovered more information on the body of a baby found on a rural Lisbon farm nearly three decades ago. The Cedar County Sheriff’s Department was called to the farm […]

This summer’s 51st running of the statewide bicycle ride will take a southern route. Organizers say it’ll be the hilliest RAGBRAI ever, with more than 18,000 feet of climb, including daily climbs for cyclists of […]

Authorities say a caller claimed two people had been shot in rural Webster County last night and the suspect fled on foot. Deputies responded to what now appears to be a double-murder/suicide. After entering the […]

A bill ready for debate in the Iowa House would get rid of the legal limits on the salaries of county attorneys. Republican Representative Brian Lohse of Bondurant says there’s currently no limit on pay […]

The Des Moines Civic Center is launching a new Explorer Series tomorrow night that will include in-person talks from a NASA engineer who puts robots on Mars, a deep-ocean underwater photographer, and Mike Libecki, who […]

The leader of Democrats in the Iowa House says there’s troubling testimony in recently revealed court documents about the state investigation of sports gambling among Iowa and Iowa State athletes. House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst […]

Iowa’s public schools would have the option of having a paid or volunteer chaplain on staff if a bill being considered in the Iowa Senate becomes law. Pastor Mike Demastus of the Fort Des Moines […]

Reynolds open to future, not retroactive changes in pipeline regulations Governor Kim Reynolds says she’s open to considering changes in how state officials review applications for building and maintaining pipelines in Iowa, but Reynolds says […]

Iowa roads that were knee-deep in snow and ice just a matter of days ago are quickly becoming moonscapes, as fender-rattling potholes are suddenly making our streets and highways a challenging obstacle course. Bob Ellis, […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says Iowans would still get a small property tax break under her updated proposal for Area Education Agencies. Earlier this month Reynolds called for AEAs to focus solely on services for students […]