Officials say Iowa man serving life sentence for wife’s 2014 murder has died
A 55 year old man serving a life prison sentence for shooting his wife to death in their central Iowa home has died in state custody. In April of 2014, […]
Salvation Army looking for more Iowa Red Kettle volunteers
The red kettles are out for the annual holiday giving campaign for the Salvation Army. Spokesperson Tamyra Harrison of the Des Moines Salvation Army says they have volunteers out ringing […]
Pella Middle School student attacks classmates with a knife
Pella Police arrested a male Middle School student this morning after he assaulted multiple students. Police Chief Shane McSheehy held a news conference to explain what happened. “Initial investigation determined […]
Appeals Court hears arguments over Iowa counties’ pipeline ordinances
Judges on a federal appeals court in Omaha today quizzed an attorney representing two Iowa counties and the attorney for Summit Carbon Solutions, which is asking the court to nullify […]
Trump picks Iowan Matt Whitaker for NATO Ambassador
President-elect Donald Trump has announced he’s chosen an Iowan to be U.S. Ambassador to NATO. Matt Whitaker was the acting U.S. Attorney General for three months during Trump’s first term […]
‘Trailblazing’ addiction treatment center for Iowa youth to open in December
An Iowa nonprofit that offers social services to youth statewide will open an addiction treatment facility near Ames next month. Youth and Shelter Services, known as YSS, will run a […]
AAA expects Thanksgiving travel to break record in Iowa and the country
Roadways and airports have been crowded during the holiday periods all through this year and it looks like that is not going to ease up next week for Thanksgiving. AAA […]
Commissioning for the next USS Iowa is set for early spring
The U.S. Navy submarine that’s named after the state of Iowa is back at port in Connecticut after its first test drives — and test dives — in the Atlantic […]
Kidnapping and crash leaves three dead, three hurt after three-state chase
Authorities in Iowa and two neighboring states are still sorting out the details of a violent, deadly crash that shut down Interstate-29 in northwest Missouri on Sunday. It all began […]
EPA says more Iowa river segments are impaired due to high nitrate levels
Federal regulators say the Iowa Department of Natural Resources should add half a dozen river segments to the state’s 2024 list of impaired waterways. The EPA says nitrate levels in […]