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 […]
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 […]