ISU expert explains why we fail at most New Year’s resolutions, and how to succeed
If you’ll be making a New Year’s resolution tomorrow night, you may need to genuinely focus on making the change in order to keep the pledge. Alison Phillips, a psychology […]
MADD’s Iowa program coordinator delivers message to parents as well as teens
Underage drinkers account for 15% of the drunk driving arrests in Iowa and a national group formed in 1980 by the mothers of children killed by drunk drivers has a […]
Troopers: Man standing on I-80 is killed by passing pickup
A Nebraska man was hit and killed by a vehicle early this morning in western Iowa. Fifty-one-year-old Michael Ponciano, of Bellevue, Nebraska, was standing on the travelled portion of Interstate […]
There’s still time to donate to education savings plan to get a 2024 state tax break
State Treasurer Roby Smith says you still contribute to an I-Save 529 plan for someone’s education and get a tax break for this year. “So you have all the way […]
Consider ‘treecycling’ instead of trashing the Christmas tree
Some Iowa families have a tradition of taking down the Christmas tree tomorrow on the last day of the year, in order to start the new year out fresh. Horticulturist […]
Ex-Iowa Governor Vilsack reflects on his tenure as U.S. Ag Secretary
Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack will exit from his role as U.S. Agriculture Secretary in three weeks with the second-longest tenure as the nation’s top ag official. “It’s been a […]
AARP: think about modifying your home now to stay in it as you age
A national study by AARP finds about three-quarters of people 50 or older want to stay in their own homes as they get older. AARP vice president Rodney Harrell says […]
Iowa’s rural fire departments get grants for wildfire equipment
The Iowa DNR recently awarded 138 Iowa rural fire departments federal grants for specialized equipment to fight wildfires. DNR forestry fire supervisor Jason Walker says Iowa fire departments are normally […]
Iowans remember Jimmy Carter, whose ’76 Iowa Caucus campaign put him ‘on the road to the White House’
Former President Jimmy Carter, the candidate who put the Iowa Caucuses on the nation’s political radar, has died at the age of 100. In the 1976 Iowa Caucuses, Carter stunned […]
Tips for overcoming loneliness during an Iowa winter
While the holidays are a time for family and friends, many Iowans can find themselves feeling secluded and lonely. New studies are finding links between people who are lonely and […]