Report: Iowa saw 22% drop in abortions in 2025
A report finds the number of abortions performed in Iowa dropped last year, the first full year of the state’s law banning abortions at around six weeks of pregnancy, with […]
Iowans in community theater meet for awards, workshops, shows
The Iowa Community Theater Association is holding its annual state conference this coming weekend in Webster City. Loween Getter is organizing the event for actors, stage hands, playwrights and other […]
Iowa law on tinted vehicle windows may change
The Iowa Senate has sent the governor a bill that would let Iowa motorists have a slightly darker tint on the driver’s and passenger side windows of vehicles. Under current […]
Iowa House sends medical conscience bill to governor
The Iowa House has given final approval to a bill that would let health care providers decline to participate in services that violate their ethical, moral or religious beliefs. Republican […]
Federal numbers show meth tops opioids in Iowa overdose deaths
The CDC reports psychostimulants surpassed opioids as the leading cause of overdose deaths in Iowa in 2024 and have remained there. Iowa Health and Human Services says the majority of […]
Farm Succession Planning Event in Peosta on Tuesday
Some Iowa farmers may wonder what’s entailed in passing their ag operations on to the next generation, whether that’s years down the road or sooner, rather than later. An event […]
Five candidates in Iowa’s ’26 Primaries face ballot qualification challenges
A panel of state officials will meet tomorrow to review objections to the nominating petitions filed by five candidates for Iowa’s June 2 Primary Elections. About 300 candidates filed to […]
Iowa Senate’s GOP leader says tax hike on vapes being considered
Legislative leaders indicate the tobacco tax increase Governor Kim Reynolds proposed does not have enough support among her fellow Republicans to win approval in the legislature, but Senate Republican Leader […]
Time to brush up on your Iowa Severe Weather knowledge
This is Severe Weather Awareness Week. Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director John Benson says he hopes everyone in the state takes notice. “Our goal, obviously, is make sure […]
TSA agents at Cedar Rapids airport now subject of food drive
Donations are being gathered for TSA agents at the Eastern Iowa Airport, as the agents are working without pay because of the partial government shutdown. The airport in Cedar Rapids […]