Manchester, Iowa Police conducting online sting
Police in Manchester conducting an online sting have recently arrested and accused five men of grooming a minor for sex. A 52-year-old central Iowa man was arrested Monday for attempting […]
Naig proposes ‘Iowa Farm Act,’ akin to state-level Farm Bill
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is proposing the first-ever “Iowa Farm Act” that includes a wide ranging of proposals, from targeted tax relief to promotion of agritourism. “It’s something […]
Dawson says lawmakers have chance for ‘wholesale changes’ in Iowa’s property tax system
The lawmaker who’s led tax reduction efforts in the Iowa Senate for nearly a decade says the legislature has been in “a cycle of putting band aides” on Iowa’s property […]
Iowa gets waiver for distributing some federal education funds
The Trump Administration has granted Iowa’s waiver request, giving state officials authority to roll federal funds designated for a variety of education programs into one block grant and state officials […]
Northern Iowa woman accused in bloody, nude spree in store
A Mason City woman is now jailed on charges she went on a naked rampage last month, causing thousands of dollars in damage at a local convenience store. Mason City […]
Paddlers: The water is dangerously cold despite Iowa’s spring-like air temps
The forecast calls for parts of southwest Iowa to have high temperatures this afternoon in the low 60s, but water temperatures will be much colder, so an expert says to […]
Iowa’s Nov. 2025 unemployment rate was 3.5%
Iowa’s unemployment rate in November was 3.5%. That’s a two-tenths of a percent drop from September, the last month data is available due to the federal government shutdown this fall. […]
New federal vax recommendations worry Iowa doctor
Some Iowa pediatricians are concerned about recent changes to childhood vaccine recommendations by federal officials. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced this week it will no longer […]
Body of missing Garwin man found in Arkansas
The body of a missing Tama County man has been found in Arkansas. Twenty-two-year-old Nicholas Collins, from Garwin, went missing on December 19th. His family hadn’t heard from him since […]
Iowa bird rehab center looks to broaden its sanctuary role
A nonprofit that started in a central Iowa woman’s basement now rehabilitates thousands of wild birds every year, and its founder says it’s time to expand to help more birds […]