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Southwest Iowa officials are warning residents who’ve returned to areas that flooded this spring to be ready to evacuate as heavy rains upstream make their way down the Missouri River basin. “They should be prepared […]

Winnebago Industries says they’re buying another motorhome manufacturer so they can expand into high-priced, luxury RV sales. The Forest City-based Winnebago announced this morning that it’s entered into an agreement to acquire Newmar Corporation in […]

The U.S. Geological Survey is expanding its network of water quality sensors to include a first of its kind mobile sensor attached to back of a steamboat that will travel the Mississippi River from Minnesota […]

The chief justice of the Iowa Supreme Court will not participate in court deliberations over a lawsuit challenging a new state law that cuts his pay and reduces his term as chief justice. Chief Justice […]

The remains of an Iowa soldier are returning to the state 77 years after he went missing during World War Two. Private Laurel W. Ebert of Blairstown was last seen on November 26th 1942 when […]

An attack on oil production facilities in Saudi Arabia will lead to higher prices at gas pumps in Iowa and elsewhere. Mark Peterson of AAA Iowa says the world’s largest oil facility was hit. “Attacks […]

The Army Corps of Engineers has temporarily reduced releases from a flood-control reservoir on the Missouri River — but will increase the volume of water it sends downstream starting Wednesday due to an abnormally soggy […]

The information from the first couple of weeks of sports betting in Iowa shows a little more than $8.5 million was wagered. Racing and Gaming Administrator, Brian Ohorilko says the 14 casinos already offering sports […]

Jury selection got underway today (Monday) in the trial of a northeast Iowa farmer accused of killing his wife. A judge moved the trial for 43-year-old Todd Mullis from Delaware to Dubuque County. Mullis is […]

A second Iowa ethanol plant is shutting down production. Siouxland Energy is a farmer-owned cooperative in Sioux Center. The plant’s borad of directors has “decided to halt production.” A written statement blames the Trump Administration’s […]