Lorimor man charged after shooting in Creston
A Lorimor man is facing an attempted murder charge after a shooting in Creston. Creston Police received a report of gunshots on a local street around 7:40 Thursday morning and […]
Melton blasts Congressman Feenstra’s $0.00 in ‘earmark’ requests
Ryan Melton, the Democrat running in Iowa’s fourth congressional district, says the 36 counties in the district would benefit if Congressman Randy Feenstra joined the other three Iowa Republicans in […]
USDA critical of Iowa governor’s summer food box alternative
The USDA is criticizing the governor’s proposed alternative to providing federal food assistance next summer to low-income households with children. Governor Kim Reynolds did not sign Iowa up this summer […]
Cooler July weather a benefit for maturing crops
August is typically one of the hotter and drier growing months for corn and soybeans, but it so far has been relatively mild. Iowa State Extension field agronomist Terry Basol […]
Iowans at risk of contracting mpox should consider getting vaccinated
The World Health Organization is declaring an international health emergency over mpox, what used to be known as monkeypox, though -no- cases are reported in Iowa and generally, Iowans are […]
Governor seeks waiver for Summer 2025 low income feeding program for kids
Governor Reynolds is seeking a waiver to use federal funds to provide boxes of food for low income Iowa kids next summer. Reynolds turned down $29 million dollars in federal […]
Mastadon bones recovered from Wayne County site
The Office of the State Archaeologist has spent 12 days unearthing a mastodon skull in south-central Iowa’s Wayne County. State Archeologist John Doershuk says it all started when he got […]
Franklin county GOP chair speaks out against racist flyers in Hampton
The chairman of the Franklin County Republican Central Committee Larry Sailer is strongly condemning the content of flyers placed on the doors of Hispanic businesses in Hampton earlier this week. […]
Under half of those laid off from Tyson’s Perry plant have filed for unemployment
State officials say the latest report shows the closure of Tyson’s pork processing plant in Perry has had little effect on the state’s overall unemployment rate. Iowa’s unemployment rate was […]
Study shows many Iowa seniors don’t take advantage of potential benefits
A report from the National Council on Aging and the Urban Institute finds few Iowans 65 and older are enrolled in public benefit programs for which they’re eligible. It found […]