Local, State & Ag News
Sioux Center Shortens Sunday Fireworks Hours Ahead of Summer Season
The Sioux Center City Council has approved this year’s fireworks dates and times, including a change that shortens how late fireworks can be used on Sundays. Under the updated rules,
Iowa Democrats make pitch for moving Caucuses back to first-in-the-nation
Iowa Democratic Party officials are asking national party leaders to restore their Iowa Caucuses to first-in-the-nation status, and former Iowa Democratic Party Chair Scott Brennan — a member of the
Planters made a lot of passes through Iowa fields last week
Another dry week helped Iowa farmers push planting closer to completion. The U.S.D.A. report shows 94% of the corn crop was in the ground by Sunday. That puts the planting
Iowans can take hands-on role in tracking water quality in Okoboji region
Volunteers are needed to help monitor the water quality in northwest Iowa’s Great Lakes region. Megan Vigdal, an environmental lab analyst at the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, says they need help
Iowa biodiesel plants buoyed by RFS announcement
Iowa’s biodiesel industry is beginning to rebound after several plants suspended production this winter. Dave Walton, a farmer from Wilton who’s vice president of the American Soybean Association, says biodiesel
Race to NW Iowa Representative: Dave Dawson
The race to fill Iowa’s 4th Congressional District seat is drawing sharp focus as candidates campaign for the seat currently held by Republican Representative Randy Feenstra. With Feenstra running for
More arrests made in Iowa City Ped Mall shooting
More people are now charged in a fight and shooting at the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall on April 19th. Police charged 17-year-old Ka’Mari Dozier with five counts of attempted murder.
Hawarden Opens 50-Year-Old Bicentennial Time Capsule, Begins New Capsule for 2076
Members of the Hawarden community joined students from West Sioux Elementary School last Friday to celebrate the opening of a time capsule buried nearly 50 years ago during America’s Bicentennial
Sioux Center Man Charged Following Domestic Disturbance
A man who was living in Sioux Center faces multiple charges following what police describe as a domestic disturbance involving several family members and a child inside a Sioux Center
Despite record high grocery prices, Iowans are still grilling up tons of meat
With the forecast calling for highs in the upper 80s and low 90s across Iowa today, it’s starting to feel like summertime, and many Iowans are firing up their backyard
