The World Health Organization is declaring an international health emergency over mpox, what used to be known as monkeypox, though -no- cases are reported in Iowa and generally, Iowans are just warned to be aware. […]

Governor Reynolds is seeking a waiver to use federal funds to provide boxes of food for low income Iowa kids next summer. Reynolds turned down $29 million dollars in federal funding for a program this […]

The Office of the State Archaeologist has spent 12 days unearthing a mastodon skull in south-central Iowa’s Wayne County. State Archeologist John Doershuk says it all started when he got a call about a Facebook […]

The chairman of the Franklin County Republican Central Committee Larry Sailer is strongly condemning the content of flyers placed on the doors of Hispanic businesses in Hampton earlier this week. “To me, it’s a bit […]

State officials say the latest report shows the closure of Tyson’s pork processing plant in Perry has had little effect on the state’s overall unemployment rate. Iowa’s unemployment rate was 2.8% in July, unchanged for […]

A report from the National Council on Aging and the Urban Institute finds few Iowans 65 and older are enrolled in public benefit programs for which they’re eligible. It found 34 percent of eligible Iowa […]

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is planning to reintroduce paddlefish into the Iowa Great Lakes. DNR Fisheries Biologist Mike Hawkins says paddlefish are native to the area. “We have good historical record of these […]

Iowa parents are encouraged to make a few proactive moves this week that may help their kids make a smoother transition back to school. Autumn Hartman is a counselor who works with youth at Rosecrance […]

A South Dakota couple who lost their home in this year’s flooding are getting a replacement built by Sioux City High School students. Dave and Judy Oberg put in the winning bid on the house […]

A restaurant that’s been operating in Cedar Rapids for more than 100 years was destroyed by a fire this morning. Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner tells KCRG TV that a fire was reported at the […]