Employee laid off from USDA facility in Ames seeks reversal
A recent Iowa State University graduate says after starting his dream job at the U-S-D-A’s National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment in December, he is among the federal employees […]
Lee County official charged with public intoxication
The chairman of the Lee County Board of Supervisors, cited for public intoxicated during a board meeting this week, says he didn’t realize at the time he was drinking from […]
Iowa Supreme Court hears case involving suicide and workplace liability
The Iowa Supreme Court will decide whether suicide is considered an emotional or physical injury as it relates to workplace liability. Union Pacific Railroad worker Phil Morgan died by suicide […]
Iowa’s governor bans use of RedNote, Lemon8, DeepSeek in state government
Governor Kim Reynolds has issued an executive order that bans state agencies from using Chinese owned apps marketed as an alternative to TikTok. In late 2023, Reynolds banned state agencies […]
Federal heating assistance payments delayed for some recipients
Some payments from the federally-funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program known as LIHEAP have been delayed. Jean Logan of the Community Action Agency of Siouxland says they’ve been busy […]
Bill would allow tax-free ‘catastrophic savings accounts’ in Iowa
A plan to let Iowans prepare for natural disasters by setting aside money in a tax-free catastrophic savings account is under review in the Iowa legislature. Representative Austin Harris, a […]
Iowa bill would make taking a minor to a drag show a felony
Minors would not be allowed to attend drag shows under a bill advancing in the Iowa House. Adults could be charged with a felony if they knowingly bring a minor […]
As some Iowa evergreens turn brown, are they dormant or dying?
While many Iowans enjoyed those spurts of warm weather we had during January, the temporary respites from winter may have killed some of our trees now that we’re back in […]
Some Iowa hospitals return to mask mandates as flu cases rise
Flu cases across Iowa are still rising and it’s prompting some hospitals to reinstate a policy from the pandemic era. Clint Hawthorne, medical director for UnityPoint’s emergency departments in Des […]
Governor confident Iowa will land $150 million for medical residencies
State officials say July 1 is the target date to launch a project to train 460 physicians at 14 Iowa hospitals over the next four years. Governor Kim Reynolds is […]