The USDA has rejected Governor Kim Reynolds’ plan to provide monthly boxes of food to low-income households with school-aged children — rather than a monthly stipend for purchasing groceries next summer. Reynolds will reapply to […]

If you are driving for the Thanksgiving holiday National Weather Service meteorologist Dylan Dodson says roads should be clear of snow and ice. “We’ve got some low chances for some precipitation, mainly on Wednesday. Those […]

Snow is in the forecast this week as travelers prepare to head out for Thanksgiving. AAA Iowa spokesman, Brian Ortner says now is a good time to be sure you are ready for whatever pops […]

Governor Kim Reynolds plans to ask the legislature to ban cellphones from classrooms in Iowa’s K-through-12 schools. Reynolds mentioned the proposal late last week during an interview at the Washington, D.C. bureau for Gray television […]

The Dallas County Auditor has announced the results of a recount in a central Iowa legislative race and the winner is claiming victory, but the second-place finisher has not conceded. Certified results from a dozen […]

A member of the Arnolds Park City Council and the owner of two prominent businesses in the Iowa Great Lakes region has died. Jim Jensen began racing sailboats on West Lake Okoboji when he was […]

Two people were found dead of “apparent gunshot wounds” in a Cedar Rapids suburb on Sunday afternoon. A news release from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office indicates state and local law enforcement agencies were dispatched […]

Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says congress may provide a reprieve for so-called DACA recipients — people who were brought into the country illegally when they were children, but Hinson says any adult who entered the […]

A recent Iowa Farm Bureau report shows the Iowa ag economy has seen a down trend from 2023 into 2024 that lead to farm incomes dropping by nearly 25%. IFB’s economics and research manager Christopher […]