Pollen is starting to become a problem for Iowa’s allergy sufferers
All the recent rain has helped keep pollen counts down in Iowa, but soon enough, the state’s allergy sufferers will be red-eyed, sneezing and sniffling. Dr. Ravi Johar, at UnitedHealthcare, […]
Feenstra’s GOP challenger says gov’t shutdown would have pressured Biden on border
The Republican who’s challenging Congressman Randy Feenstra in next month’s GOP Primary says Feenstra is not conservative enough to represent the fourth district. Kevin Virgil cites Feenstra’s support for the […]
Wet fields slow corn and bean planting
Planting progress was slowed again last week by wet conditions. The U.S.D.A. crop report says there just two days suitable for field work due to the rain. The amount of […]
Groups sue Black Hawk County Sheriff over jail fee policy
The groups Public Justice and the ACLU of Iowa are suing Black Hawk County and the Sheriff on behalf of a Waterloo woman and others who have been forced to […]
Hawkeye women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder retires
Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder announced today she is retiring. Bluder issued a statement saying she had a range of emotions as she made the decision to step down […]
Dubuque hopes to cut odor by removing stored waste
An eastern Iowa city is starting a process today in hopes of getting rid of a smelly situation. The City of Dubuque says it had to store nearly two million […]
Iowa Attorney General Bird attends Trump’s trial in New York
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is in New York City today, among a group of supporters who’ve joined Donald Trump at his trial. Bird endorsed Trump last October, the only […]
Special Olympics Summer games begin Thursday in Ames
The Iowa Special Olympic Summer Games will get underway in Ames this week. Special Olympics spokesperson, Megan Filipi says the state summer games is their largest state competition of the […]
Closing of grocery stores in eastern Iowa raises access concerns
Hy-Vee is planning to close three of its grocery stores in Cedar Rapids, Waterloo and Davenport in June. Feed Iowa First spokesperson Emmaly Renshaw says the Hy-Vee in Cedar Rapids […]
State budget includes renovations for 72 year old office building
The governor has another week to sign or veto the remaining bills passed by the 2024 Iowa legislature. She’s already approved a billion dollar tax cut and the state spending […]
