Iowa’s governor keeping tabs on pipeline bills, won’t propose her own
Governor Kim Reynolds has released a number of detailed plans this week that she’s asking legislators to pass, but she does not plan to present her own bill to resolve […]
Le Mars library shines a light to help beat the winter blues
The cold weather keeps many Iowans indoors during the winter, which can lead to Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD, and a library in northwest Iowa is taking a direct approach […]
First contracts to be awarded soon as Iowa distributes $50 million for cancer care
Governor Kim Reynolds says the federal funding she’s designating for cancer screening tests and treatment will be quickly distributed. “If we’re good at what we do and we can demonstrate […]
Attorney General report: officers justified in fatal Black Hawk County shooting
A report from the Iowa Attorney General’s Office says the November fatal shooting of a man by Grundy County Sheriff Deputies and an Iowa State Trooper was legally justified. The […]
MercyOne closing clinic in Ottumwa
A southeast Iowa medical clinic will be closing its doors next month. MercyOne says it will stop seeing patients at its Ottumwa facility on February 27. In a letter to […]
GOP senator stripped of Iowa Senate committee assignments
GOP activists in two Iowa counties are rising to the defense of Republican Senator Doug Campbell of Mason City, one of a dozen senators who refused to vote on budget […]
Senator Ernst whole milk bill is good for Iowa schools
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is celebrating the signing of a bill she co-sponsored that overturns an Obma era restriction against serving whole milk in schools. “Now Iowans can have access […]
Senator Ernst: whole milk is good for Iowa schools
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is celebrating the signing of an executive order that overturns an Obma era restriction against serving whole milk in schools. “Now Iowans can have access to […]
Report: Some Iowans got food poisoning from diet supplement powder
Federal health officials say an untold number of Iowans have gotten sick after using a weight loss powder that’s now subject of a nationwide recall. Reports say at least 45 […]
With Iowa ERs packed, know the difference between a cold and the flu
A particularly nasty flu season is peaking in Iowa and several hospitals in the state report admissions spikes and flooded emergency rooms. One Des Moines hospital even postponed all elective […]