Iowans who have sidewalks and driveways they care for sometimes face a quandary during the wintertime about the use of salt to break up ice and provide traction. Aaron Steil, a consumer horticulture specialist at […]

The head of Iowa Workforce Development says the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November rose one-tenth of a point from October to 3.1%. Workforce director Beth Townsend says the increase was expected, even with […]

A new federal study pegs the average American’s life expectancy around 77 years, which is an improvement, but still lags behind the pre-pandemic report that put the average at almost 79 years. How can Iowans […]

Arkansas, Massachusetts and now Iowa are the only three states that have two women at the top of state government. During an interview with Radio Iowa on Wednesday, Governor Kim Reynolds said Chris Cournoyer brings […]

Webster City Police Chief Shiloh Mork resigned on Wednesday in the wake of an investigation by city officials into allegations about his service. A few of the allegation include falsifying a summons in a criminal […]

The leader of the Iowa Lottery says sales for the fiscal year through October are slightly ahead of budget projections. But Lottery CEO Matt Strawn says they are still facing some headwinds. “The biggest impact […]

The police department in the northwest Iowa community of Le Mars is among the first in the state to launch what it’s calling Online Citizen Reporting. Police Chief Kevin Vande Vegte says they’re trying to […]

Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn, a Republican from Bondurant who’s a colonel in the Air Force Reserves, says the American public needs real answers to repeated reports of drone sightings. “I’d like to end the hysteria, […]

The University of Iowa Athletics Department has announced plans to retire the iconic No. 22 of Hawkeye women’s basketball legend, Caitlin Clark, during a ceremony scheduled for Feb. 2, 2025, inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. “I’m forever […]

The Iowa Supreme Court has heard arguments in a case that will determine if Iowans may get voting materials in languages other than English. Last year, a Polk County District Court judge ruled counties may […]

The Iowa-based Harkin Institute is hosting a global conference that’s opening this morning in Washington D.C. The annual Harkin International Disability Employment Summit is drawing private employers, government leaders, and disability advocates from more than […]

Iowans who are dreaming of a White Christmas may have to head further north. National Weather Service meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff says the long-range forecast now reaches December 25th, and it does -not- appear there will […]

A report from the State Auditor’s Office indicates faulty computer programming in the state’s court system has been fixed for the current year, but court officials say they do not have the authority to reallocate […]

A former power plant near Hampton that was part of the national effort to bring electricity to rural areas of the country in the 1930s is now a National Historic Landmark. Franklin County Historical Society […]

A model train enthusiast who grew up in the northwest Iowa town of Sanborn has donated his large, multi-train display to a museum there. Rob Balt, curator of Yesterday’s Memories & Truck Museum, says they’re […]

The Iowa State University farmland survey shows the upward run of land prices stalled out this year. ISU extension economist Rabail Chandio revealed the 2024 survey results today.. “This year we have ended a streak […]

Iowa’s Electoral College votes were cast this morning at the Iowa Capitol. Leanne Pellett of Atlantic — co-chair of Cass County Republicans — is among the six Electors who cast their ballots for Donald J. […]