Number of Iowa tornadoes below average in 2025
The National Weather Service’s summary for 2025 shows the number of confirmed tornadoes in Iowa was below average in 2025. NWS meteorologist Kristi Carter says there were 32 confirmed twisters. […]
Iowa House bill bans civil rights ordinances on gender identity
Local governments would be banned from adopting civil rights protections that are broader than the Iowa Civil Rights Act under a bill advanced by a House subcommittee. Governor Reynolds signed […]
Iowa Senate bill would limit mailing abortion pills into Iowa
An Iowa Senate subcommittee has advanced a bill supporters say would prevent abortion pills from being mailed into Iowa by requiring an in-person visit to an Iowa physician before abortion […]
Iowa bill would let couples waive no-fault divorce as future option
A bill that’s cleared an Iowa Senate subcommittee would let couples getting married in Iowa sign a waiver of Iowa’s no-fault divorce law to indicate they would only seek a […]
Man stabbed in Fort Dodge Sunday, police seek tips from public
Fort Dodge Police are asking for tips from the public about a stabbing Sunday night. Fort Dodge Police say they were called to the scene shortly before 8 p.m. and […]
Southeast Iowa teacher accused of sexual exploitation by a school employee
A Fairfield High School teacher has been placed on administrative leave after being accused of making inappropriate contact with a student. Fifty-seven year old Vannen Crabtree of Richland has been […]
Iowa DNR offers ice fishing tips, warnings
With the temperatures rising in Iowa, the weekly report from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources includes some warnings about ice fishing in areas of the state. The agency warns […]
Iowa mobile home park residents lobby legislators
Residents of mobile home parks say the property tax proposals being touted at statehouse would be of little to no benefit to them because they rent the land on which […]
Education funding decision looms for Iowa lawmakers
This Thursday is the legal deadline for the legislature to decide how much the state will spend on K-12 schools next year. That deadline is routinely missed, however, and House […]
Talk of redrawing the Iowa-Illinois border hits snag
An Iowa lawmaker says it’s time to explore whether some western Illinois counties might become part of the State of Iowa. Representative Taylor Collins was born in Macomb, Illinois, but […]