A Cedar Rapids theater company is no longer in danger of immediate closing after the community rallied to bring in last-minute donations. The Mirrorbox Theatre was launched in 2018 and exclusively puts on new and […]

The University of Iowa currently owns just over half of a shopping mall in downtown Iowa City and the Iowa Board of Regents has approved a plan to buy the Old  Capitol Town Center for […]

Iowans who oppose a pipeline that would collect carbon from Midwest ethanol plants are cheering a development in South Dakota. South Dakota voters rejected a proposal that would have made it harder for South Dakota […]

Iowans are being warned about online criminals who are threatening to expose people’s alleged shady internet habits. Lisa Schiller, at the Better Business Bureau, says they’re tracking a type of “sextortion” blackmail scam where con […]

We still have about six weeks of fall left, but today is Winter Weather Awareness Day in Iowa. Meteorologist Chad Hahn, at the National Weather Service, says it’s important for Iowans to be aware and […]

It will be Kum & Go no more. A trade publication called C-Store Dive reports the Utah company that bought the Iowa-based convenience store chain in 2023 will rebrand all Kum & Go locations as […]

Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks says there are very few uncounted ballots in the first congressional district race and she is comfortable with the current margin of votes that put her ahead of Democratic challenger Christina Bohannan. […]

State investigators say one of the three men who died in a fiery crash on Highway 20 near Earlville last month had a bullet wound and evidence indicates the gunshot came from within the vehicle. […]

A 26-year-old Webster City man has been accused of murder in connection with the death of a 10-month-old boy. In April of last year, first responders dispatched to a home in Webster City where the […]

Programs to support housing for homeless youth in Iowa are being awarded nearly $7-million in a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Courtney Guntly is director of the Iowa Balance of […]

With warmer-than-normal temperatures forecast for the weekend ahead, it may be the ideal time for Iowans to transition their lawn mower to the back of the barn or shed and get the snowblower ready for […]

Iowans have overwhelmingly approved two amendments to the Iowa Constitution. In mid-2017, when Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds took over in the middle of Terry Branstad’s sixth term as governor, some questioned whether the new governor […]

Two scientists who helped create an international seed vault received the World Food Prize last week in Des Moines, spotlighting the importance of seed banks, including one in northeast Iowa. The Seed Savers Exchange, based […]

Donald Trump has won Iowa’s six electoral college votes for a third time. However, Trump’s double-digit victory here over Kamala Harris is by a wider margin than in the two previous Iowa General Elections. Iowa […]

Three of the four Republican incumbents representing Iowa in the U.S. House have won reelection. One county in the first congressional district had not reported its results by midnight and that race has not been […]

Republicans appear to have secured supermajorities in the Iowa legislature, although there could be recounts in some close races. Unofficial results indicate Republicans in the Iowa House have expanded their majority to 67 seats. “We […]

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s office reported this morning that over 675,000 Iowans cast ballots during Iowa’s early voting period, which ended Monday night. “The numbers are definitely strong,” Pate said. “They’re up significantly […]

What better way to relieve stress after a contentious Election Day than to be nuzzled by eight fuzzy puppies? Iowa’s largest non-profit animal shelter is holding a special event for people who need to put […]

A fundraiser is underway to finance restoration of a waterway that’s a connection to two bays and a beach in the Iowa Great Lakes region.. “The lake was originally dredged in 1910. Islands have basically […]