Senator Grassley’s town hall features questions about Trump administration
More than 100 people attended a town hall meeting held by Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley today at the Franklin County Courthouse in Hampton. The meeting, which became heated at times, […]
Iowa utility company brings in lots of crews and resources to repair blizzard damage
The blizzard this week saw thousands of people left without electricity and triggered a big response from the state’s largest utility company. MidAmerican Energy spokesman Geoff Greenwood says they had […]
Iowa House bill says private school students must be allowed on public districts’ teams
A bill that’s cleared the Iowa House would mandate that Iowa’s public school districts let local private school students join the district’s sports teams if the private school isn’t offering […]
State senator awaiting surgery for medical issue
A member of the Iowa Senate has announced she is “dealing with a medical issue” and is “awaiting surgery.” State Senator Claire Celsi, a Democrat from West Des Moines, issued […]
Donor opens 529 savings accounts for every student at Iowa middle school
Students at a central Iowa school are learning an important lesson about saving for their futures in a program that’s the first-of-its-kind in the state. Every student at Harding Middle […]
House approves Governor’s maternal, paternal leave plan for state workers
The Iowa House has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would make state employees with a new child eligible for paid parental leave. “Maternity and paternity for state employees who currently […]
North-central Iowa man charged with neglect, 11 animals removed
Webster City police searched a home Thursday to investigate allegations of animal neglect. During the search, authorities rescued 11 animals from the property. The living conditions within the residence were […]
Perry company that builds research chambers wins top SBA award
The leaders of a central Iowa company that makes chambers for laboratory research are being named Iowa’s Small Business Persons of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Joni […]
Book festival in central Iowa gathers writers and readers
Book lovers from across the state and best-selling authors from around the world will gather in central Iowa this weekend for the annual Des Moines Book Festival. Organizer Jan Danielson […]
Iowa House approves bills on human trafficking, human smuggling
The Iowa House has passed a bill supporters say could make it easier to prosecute human traffickers and another that would make human smuggling a state crime. Legislators cited a […]