Thirty-five ‘No Kings’ protests in Iowa this weekend
Several thousand people gathered at the Iowa Capitol this weekend to protest Trump Administration policies. Linda Byrd of Des Moines wore a t-shirt with the words “No Kings” — the […]
MN lawmaker and his wife, shot in their home today, met in Iowa
The Minnesota state senator and his wife who were shot early this morning in their home have connections to Iowa. Senator John Hoffman worked for Polk County and the State […]
AAA Iowa says attack on Iran could cause gas prices to go up
AAA Iowa spokesman Brian Ortner says the price of crude oil rose overnight on the news of the attack by Israel into Iran, and that could mean a jump in […]
May homes sales in Iowa up nearly 20% from April
There was a double digit jump in Iowa home sales in May and the median sales price was 5% higher than in April. Over 3400 Iowa homes were sold in […]
Brass bands compete in eastern Iowa to be the best of the wurst
The Amana Colonies will host two simultaneous festivals this weekend that revolve around complementary elements: brass bands, beer, and bratwurst, along with side attractions including a wiener dog race using […]
Webster County town to lose its only grocery store
After two dozen years in business, a small Webster County grocery store town announced Thursday it’s closing its doors. The store’s board of directors said that despite cutting costs, ordering […]
Lawn watering is now banned for more than a half-million central Iowans
Due to high nitrate levels from farm chemical runoff, the utility that supplies water to 600-thousand residential and commercial customers in the Des Moines area is imposing an immediate ban […]
Winds up to 80 mph, ‘gustinadoes’ in northern Iowa storm
Wednesday’s storm that hit Sibley and other areas of northwest Iowa caused damage to crops, trees, buildings and power lines, but Peter Rodgers, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service […]
Juneteenth celebrations start this weekend in eastern Iowa
The African American Museum of Iowa is hosting its annual Juneteenth Festival in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. Jacqueline Hunter, the museum’s executive director, says it’s an event designed around remembrance […]
Donors save jobs of AmeriCorps workers in Davenport
Fundraising efforts in eastern Iowa will allow some AmeriCorps members to continue working through the summer, after the federal money for the program was eliminated by DOGE earlier this year. […]