Lawsuit over list of potential non-citizens flagged on Iowa voter rolls
Secretary of State Paul Pate is being sued for directing election workers to challenge the ballots of over 2000 people who he says got a driver’s license when they were […]
Iowa works to recruit 20-somethings to take up hunting
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is exploring ways to address a national decline in the number of hunters, and to prevent the drop from happening here. DNR wildlife biologist […]
Grinnell Mutual seeks approval to become shareholder-owned
A Grinnell-based insurance company is asking Iowa’s insurance commissioner to approve a restructuring plan so it can sell stock. The company was founded in 1909 in Greenfield as the Iowa […]
Low water levels raise concern about winter impact on fish
River and stream flows have dropped as the wet spring turned to a dry fall, which raises some concerns for fish. DNR fisheries biologist Scott Grummer works in north-central Iowa. […]
Handling Halloween pumpkins provides a challenge to recyclers
Halloween pumpkins that didn’t get smashed or eaten by squirrels pose a problem for waste haulers after the trick-or-treating is over. The Ames Resource Recovery Plant burns garbage to produce […]
It’s no Halloween prank, snow is falling in NW Iowa this morning
It’s neither a trick nor a treat as a surprise snowfall is blanketing parts of northwest Iowa this Halloween morning. A photo taken by an Iowa DOT snowplow camera in […]
With the time change looming, Iowa kids may benefit from later bedtimes now
Iowans will need to reset all of their clocks this weekend as we fall back an hour, and now is the ideal time for parents to start getting their kids […]
Pate: public expects issue of alleged non-citizen voters to be addressed
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says he was recently told the DOT might have information about registered Iowa voters who may not be U.S. citizens — and his staff […]
Cyber security team is monitoring Iowa election offices 24/7 now
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate convened a gathering of state and federal officials at the Iowa National Guard’s headquarters today to tout security measures surrounding the General Election. “It […]
New shelter for Iowa women and children triples capacity
A central Iowa nonprofit will soon open a new women and children’s shelter with triple the capacity of its previous facility. Hope Ministries’ new space in Des Moines has 50 […]