Report: Iowa’s childcare pilot program boosted kids enrolled, wages for workers
A new report shows a state pilot program raised the number of children who could enroll in childcare services in select communities, which improved wages and benefits for local childcare […]
Senator Ernst excited by potential of Donald Trump’s second term
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says the second administration of President Donald Trump will be different from the first. “What I see in the second Trump administration is the experience that […]
Former Gov. Branstad retiring from World Food Prize
Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is retiring from his latest post as president of the World Food Prize. Branstad, the nation’s longest serving governor, resigned in 2017 to serve as […]
Grassley: Criminal accusations against Gaetz are like echoes from Kavanaugh era
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says the allegations swirling around President-elect Trump’s pick for attorney general seem like a replay of what happened in 2018 to one of Trump’s U.S. Supreme […]
Study: Iowa needs more emergency shelters, guardrails for landlords
A Drake University study on homeless families in central Iowa finds a major need for more emergency family shelters. Researchers followed ten families living in shelters across the Des Moines […]
Acclaimed writer brings his ‘roughneck’ stand-up comedy act to Iowa
A New York Times best-selling author and humorist is making stops in two Iowa libraries this week. Michael Perry grew up on a dairy farm in northern Wisconsin and says […]
State regulators approve projects in Cerro Gordo, Franklin and Poweshiek County
The Iowa Natural Resources Commission approved construction projects in Franklin, Cerro Gordo, and Poweshiek County at their recent meeting. Travis Baker of the DNR says one of the projects is […]
Rules for registering snowmobiles change to one fee
There’s a change this year in how you register you snowmobile before running the trails in Iowa. The Iowa DNR ‘s Jessica Flatt says it simplifies the process. “Residents of […]
State survey looking for lead water pipes nearing end
The search for lead water pipes in the state is near the end and some communities are already notifying residents of what they’ve found. Sioux City Utilities Director Brad Peutz […]
Grassley welcomes RFK Junior to bring new ideas to health care
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says Robert F. Kennedy Junior could help to answer many questions that haven’t been raised before, if he’s confirmed as the next secretary of the Department […]