Iowans should plan ahead for safe transportation on New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve is one of the most dangerous nights of the year to be on the road due to the risk posed by impaired drivers, and Iowans are being […]
Make a new year’s resolution to help others by giving blood
The Iowa chapter of the American Red Cross will be starting out 2025 much as it always does, with a critical need for blood donors, as stockpiles are dangerously low. […]
Iowa State Patrol special holiday enforcement runs through New Year’s
The Iowa State Patrol is running a Critical Accident Reduction Effort or CARE through the New Year. Trooper Paul Gardner says they have extra officers on the roadways. “And the […]
Seek professional help if resolving to quit smoking in 2025
One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to quit smoking, and a survey finds 70-percent of Iowa smokers -want- to quit, while 50-percent will -try- to quit in […]
Top Iowa economic development official emphasizes ‘placemaking’
Iowa Economic Development Authority director Debi Durham says growth in Iowa’s economy not only depends on the state’s tax and regulatory climate, but on community development. “What is community development? […]
DMU study finds HPV-related cancer rates rising faster in rural areas
Research from Des Moines University has found cancers related to HPV — the human papillomavirus — are rising faster in rural areas. The study looked at HPV-related cancer rates in […]
MADD’s Iowa coordinator’s message is for students and parents
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 […]
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 […]