O’Brien County Was No. 1 In Iowa For Tourism Growth In 2023
(Primghar)– An economic impact report issued in October by Iowa Tourism took one northwest Iowa by county by complete surprise. The numbers show visitor spending in O’Brien County increased by […]
Study to look at train crossing in Merrill
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration has awarded over $15 million to three rail projects in Iowa as part of a massive $1.1 billion Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant […]
Iowa’s Sandfort shares B1G Player of the Week honor
Iowa senior Payton Sandfort has been named the Big Ten Co-Player of the Week, it was announced Monday by the league office. It is the second weekly honor of Sandfort’s […]
Man charged in 1983 murder in Sioux City
An arrest has been made in the cold case murder of a woman in Sioux City four decades ago. Thomas Duane Popp is charged in the shooting death of 18-year-old […]
124 Iowa lawmakers sworn into office today
The 2025 Iowa legislative session is underway. All 100 members of the Iowa House have taken the oath of office for their two year terms. Two dozen senators, who serve […]
Iowa GOP holds fundraiser just before 2025 legislature begins
Iowa Republican Party leaders celebrated early this morning during a fundraiser, calling their “supermajorities” in the Iowa House and Senate a mandate for the GOP’s policy agenda. House Speaker Pat […]
Iowa State sweeps Big 12 awards
Iowa State’s duo of Curtis Jones and Joshua Jefferson swept Big 12 men’s basketball weekly awards, following a 2-0 week that sent the Cyclones to the No. 2 position in […]
Iowa parents need to read baby food labels carefully
A new study from the World Health Organization finds two-thirds of baby foods on grocery store shelves in Iowa and nationwide are safe to eat, but they aren’t healthy. Ellen […]
IHSAA 2025 High School Boys Basketball Rankings, JAN. 13
Class 4A RANK SCHOOL W L 1 Cedar Falls 9 0 2 Valley, W.D.M. 8 2 3 Waukee Northwest 8 2 4 Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 8 2 5 Muscatine 8 […]
Five small town Iowa businesses receive state grants
Three small town grocery stores are among five businesses to receive $5,000 grants from the state. Iowa Economic Development Authority spokesperson, Kannen Kappleman, says the grants are targeted at rural […]