More Iowa schools opt for four-day weeks
When school starts in less than a month, students in 10 Iowa districts will go to school just four days a week. Iowa Senate President Amy Sinclair said it’s happening […]
Report: Iowa sees drop in deaths from alcohol and drugs, but a rise in suicides
Iowa is mirroring the national trend with a slight drop in deaths due to alcohol, drugs, and suicide, according to a report from a non-partisan public health policy organization. Dr. […]
State regulators take comments on pipeline rules
The Iowa Utilities Commission heard public testimony Tuesday on proposed changes to its rules on hazardous liquid pipeline. Several of the people who commented were involved in the process for […]
Dubuque native, a UI engineering grad, is Boeing’s next CEO
A Dubuque native who led Cedar Rapids based Rockwell Collins for five years will become chief executive of Boeing next week. Robert “Kelly” Ortberg was CEO at Rockwell Collins from […]
Lottery sets record again for sales in latest fiscal year
The Iowa Lottery now has the numbers for the final month of the fiscal year and sales hit a record of nearly $489.9 million dollars. Lottery spokesperson Mary Neubauer says […]
11 months to go before Iowa’s mental health, addiction treatment systems merge
By next July, Iowa’s 13 treatment systems for mental health and the 19 networks that provide treatment for substance abuse and gambling addiction are to be unified and streamlined. The […]
More heat and humidity ahead. Could it be Iowa’s hottest day of 2024?
Forecasters say this may be one of Iowa’s hottest days of the year, with high temperatures predicted in the mid to upper 90s, while heat indices may go as high […]
Waterloo School Board approves plan to merge East and West High Schools
The Waterloo School Board voted 5-2 Monday in favor of a $165 million plan that woud build a new high school onto the existing Central Middle School to combine East […]
Thanks to climate change, armadillo sightings rise in Iowa
An armored animal most people would associate with Texas or Oklahoma is being spotted more frequently in Iowa. Armadillos have been making their way north for decades, according to Jim […]
Couple needs to be rescued from Sioux City home after tree falls in storm
Thunderstorms have been rolling across Iowa bringing strong winds and heavy rain. Winds were clocked between 60 and 70 miles an hour in Sioux City in western Iowa just before […]