Fireworks pose a very real risk to your eyesight
An eye doctor who serves northeast Iowa dreads being on call during the Fourth of July, as she says there’s always a case of someone being blinded by fireworks. Dr. […]
Meals from the Heartland breaks last year’s record for Iowa meals
Meals from the Heartland passed the one million mark for meals distributed to Iowa food banks and pantries on June 1st, which beat the record total of 952,000 meals for […]
Trump, in Iowa, touts ‘consequential’ five months in White House
President Donald Trump celebrated recent victories with a large crowd on the Iowa State Fairgrounds last night. “There could be no better birthday present for America than the phenomenal victory […]
State Fire Marshal has advice for safe fireworks use
The law now allows you to shoot off fireworks today and tomorrow. State Fire Marshal Dan Brown says with fireworks legal to shoot off on private property for the first […]
Iowans should prep their pooches before a night of fireworks
Many Iowans will be celebrating the nation’s independence tonight by lighting the fuse on fireworks, and those big booms can be confusing and upsetting for some pets. Michelle Casey, with […]
Iowa Republicans, Democrats lay out arguments for, against ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
The four Republicans who represent Iowa in the U.S. House will be voting to approve the bill that implements President Trump’s priorities, including an extension of the tax cuts he […]
Iowa fire departments can train at new facility built by the state
The Iowa Fire Service Training Bureau now has a state-of-the-art training tower at Camp Dodge in Johnston. State Fire Marshal Dan Brown’s office oversees the Training Bureau, which he says […]
Pres. Trump to unveil America250 plans tonight at Iowa State Fairgrounds
The gates open at the Iowa State Fairgrounds at noon today in advance of tonight’s appearance by President Trump. He’s expected to offer some details about plans for the year-long […]
Iowan Whitson delighted to be back in orbit
Iowa native astronaut Peggy Whitson and her three-member crew are now halfway through their two-week research mission aboard the International Space Station. This is Whitson’s fifth visit to the orbiting […]
Hundreds of warnings issued as Iowa’s hands free cellphone law starts
Several people got a personal warning as the new hands free cellphone law went into affect Tuesday. Sergeant Alex Dinkla with the Iowa State Patrol says there were 201 warnings […]