Bedell home on West Lake Okoboji sells for $9.5 million
A lake front property in northwest Iowa that’s been on the market for a decade has sold for $9.5 million, the highest price on record for an Iowa home. The […]
Living History Farms adding year-round space in expansion
An education center in central Iowa is taking steps toward becoming a year-round attraction. Living History Farms spokesperson Elizabeth Sedrel says they are building a Cultivation Center to replace the […]
Pilot is killed in crash of crop-dusting helicopter near Nashua
A Kansas man has died after his crop-dusting helicopter crashed in northeast Iowa. Chickasaw County Sheriff Ryan Shawver says that at about 1:30 pm Monday afternoon, they received a 911 […]
Des Moines officer shot, suspect killed during response to domestic situation
A Des Moines policeman was shot and a suspect was killed this morning after police were called to investigate a domestic situation. According to a statement from Des Moines Police, […]
Grassley predicts Harris’ popularity boost is only temporary
It’s been just over a week since Vice President Kamala Harris announced her intention to run “and win” the Democratic presidential nomination, and while Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley agrees Harris’ […]
ISU study puts extremely high price on evolving hog virus
Iowa State University researchers estimate a viral disease cost the U.S. pork industry more than one-billion dollars each year between 2016 and 2020. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome or PRRS […]
Some three-dozen freight train cars derail near Glidden
Union Pacific crews are cleaning up the site of a train derailment in Carroll County. A UP spokesman says about 36 cars derailed last night, some two miles east of […]
Iowa’s governor co-chairs national school choice campaign
Governor Kim Reynolds says Iowa’s state-funded Education Savings Accounts for private school students are part of “an education revolution” happening across the country. “(It’s) one of the proudest things I’ve […]
Blood test for Alzheimer’s is big step closer to being available in Iowa
Officials with the Iowa chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association say they’re thrilled with the announcement of a highly-accurate blood test for the disease that’s now much closer to being widely […]
Governor says Rock Valley’s portable classrooms have ‘dual purpose’
Governor Kim Reynolds says portable classrooms being set up for students in Rock Valley will have a different use once repairs to the community’s flood damaged schools are completed. “The […]