Council Bluffs man arrested in cold case death of Woodbine woman
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says the state Cold Case Unit that was started last year has made its first arrest. The AG announced the arrest in the death of […]
DOT made it through blizzard without much damage
The Iowa DOT’s winter operations director says the blizzard last week ended up causing more damage to private vehicles than state plow trucks. Craig Bargfrede saw a single-day record for […]
USDA kills millions in contracts that help buy local food for Iowa kids and food banks
The Iowa Food System Coalition says the USDA has cancelled contracts worth more than $11-million. The money was to help the state’s food banks, schools and child care centers purchase […]
Iowa Senate approves sale of Wallace Building
The Iowa Senate has voted to move ahead with selling the 48-year-old Wallace State Office building that sits across from the State Capitol. The building has a series of issues […]
Grassley says Trump’s nominee to head the IRS wants it to be ‘more friendly’
Iowa U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley met Monday with President Trump’s nominee for commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, who he says has “very aggressive plans” for overhauling the agency. Grassley, […]
No measles outbreaks in Iowa yet, expert calls vaccines solid
Cases of measles are being reported in a dozen states, with outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico. So far, there are no outbreaks reported in Iowa — or in any […]
Prof: Federal cuts threaten UI’s space sciences research
A University of Iowa professor says funding cuts to the National Science Foundation -will- be felt on the Iowa City campus. About 10-percent of the NSF’s staff were recently fired […]
Man charged in Sioux City cold case murder now back in Iowa
The man accused of murder in the 1983 shooting death of a Sioux City woman has been returned to Iowa. Sixty-two-year-old Thomas Duane Popp was extradited from Washington State this […]
Ten days from the start of spring, is the drought rebounding in Iowa?
Moderate drought conditions expanded slightly last month in central and eastern Iowa, according to the state’s latest Water Summary Update. Jessica Reese McIntyre, an environmental specialist with the Iowa DNR, […]
Report: Bogus investment schemes and romance scams take Iowans for millions
A new federal report shows scams cost Iowans more than $50-million dollars last year. The Federal Trade Commission says it got nearly 14,000 fraud reports from Iowa consumers during 2024. […]