Union says two officers injured by inmate at State Penitentiary
The union representing state corrections officers says two prison workers were assaulted by an inmate Monday at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison. AFSCME Council 61 president Todd Copley […]
Iowa native’s ‘Barons’ book skewers corporate greed in American food industry
A seventh generation Iowan who’s an agricultural and anti-trust research fellow at Yale University is back in Iowa this week talking about his book that’s focused on monopolies and tycoons […]
Two European leaders heading to Cedar Rapids for museum events
The presidents of two European nations will be in Cedar Rapids Friday to mark a milestone at the National Czech and Slovak Museum. This Friday, the presidents of Slovakia and […]
Sioux City homeless shelter to stay open with new funding
Sioux City’s warming shelter that was scheduled to close at the end of the month due to a lack of funding, will now stay open with support of local agencies […]
Iowa Lottery revenue down at start of fiscal year
Iowa Lottery sales are off to a slow start in the new fiscal year after setting a sales record the previous year. Lottery CEO Matt Strawn gave the Lottery Commission […]
Senator Grassley calls Postal Service ‘a disgrace’ for hiring sex offenders
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is blasting the U.S. Postal Service over a whistleblower’s claims that a registered sex offender got a job as a letter carrier, even though he revealed […]
Five Iowa schools attain National Blue Ribbon status
Five Iowa schools are on the U.S. Department of Education 2024 list of Blue Ribbon Schools. The schools on that list are Alta-Aurelia Middle School, Decorah High School, Nodaway Valley […]
Gowrie man charged in connection to 17 year old girl’s death
A Gowrie man has been charged in connection to the weekend death of a teenager from Farnhamville. The 17-year-old victim’s name has not been released, but the Southeast Valley Community […]
Two rural eastern Iowa communities are focus of new health initiative
A pilot program aims to increase the overall health of residents in the town of Manchester and in Van Buren County. Experts are collecting extensive data on the two eastern […]
Iowa DOT already has tons of salt stockpiled for the winter ahead
Iowa averages between 20 and 40 inches of snowfall every year, and whether the winter ahead will be warmer than normal or cold and brutal, the winter operations administrator of […]