Company to pay $$458,265 settlement after chemical leaks at Eddyville plant
A Japanese company has agreed to pay a nearly 460-thousand dollar federal fine after two hazardous chemical releases from its grain processing facility in southeast Iowa. * Ajinomoto operates two […]
Slain United Healthcare CEO was an Iowa native
There is a Iowa connection to today’s shooting of the CEO of United HealthCare in New York City. Fifty-year-old Brian Thompson was a 1993 graduate of South Hamilton High School […]
Report: Iowa’s vanishing wetlands offer very valuable flood protection
Wetlands in Iowa help prevent nearly $500-million in flood damage every year, according to a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Report author Stacy Woods says wetlands are […]
FAFSA now ready for parents and students to check for college aid
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid known as FAFSA is now open for the next academic year. FAFSA has had issues since an effort to upgrade the process and […]
Iowa GOP lawmakers plan for property tax cuts
Republican lawmakers are promising to product a plan that reduces property taxes. House Republican Leader Matt Windschitl of Missouri Valley says legislators heard complaints about property taxes repeatedly during the […]
State board rules Woodbury official violated Iowa labor law
The Iowa Employment Appeal Board has ruled a Woodbury County Supervisor violated Iowa labor law by interfering with the constitutional rights of county workers who are members of a union. […]
Wind chills of 15-below are possible by Thursday
Forecasters say it’ll be a very windy Wednesday in Iowa as a cold front blows in. Lows tonight are predicted in the single digits while highs tomorrow may only be […]
Wit of once-popular newspaper columnist finds new life on Iowa stage (AUDIO)
Last night marked the Iowa premiere of a one-woman play about Erma Bombeck, a humorist who won wide fame for her column that described life in the Midwestern suburbs and […]
Drake’s Todd Stepsis named the new head football coach at Northern Iowa
University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook and Director of Athletics Megan Franklin announced on Tuesday that Todd Stepsis has accepted the UNI Football head coaching position. Stepsis joins the […]
Sixth baby this year given up under the Safe Haven program
A baby girl was turned over to the state last month under the Safe Haven program. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services the girl was born on November […]