Webster County town to lose its only grocery store
After two dozen years in business, a small Webster County grocery store town announced Thursday it’s closing its doors. The store’s board of directors said that despite cutting costs, ordering […]
Lawn watering is now banned for more than a half-million central Iowans
Due to high nitrate levels from farm chemical runoff, the utility that supplies water to 600-thousand residential and commercial customers in the Des Moines area is imposing an immediate ban […]
Winds up to 80 mph, ‘gustinadoes’ in northern Iowa storm
Wednesday’s storm that hit Sibley and other areas of northwest Iowa caused damage to crops, trees, buildings and power lines, but Peter Rodgers, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service […]
Juneteenth celebrations start this weekend in eastern Iowa
The African American Museum of Iowa is hosting its annual Juneteenth Festival in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. Jacqueline Hunter, the museum’s executive director, says it’s an event designed around remembrance […]
Donors save jobs of AmeriCorps workers in Davenport
Fundraising efforts in eastern Iowa will allow some AmeriCorps members to continue working through the summer, after the federal money for the program was eliminated by DOGE earlier this year. […]
Regents increase tuition followed by raises for university leaders
The Board of Regents approved a tuition increase Thursday of 3% for the University of Iowa and Iowa State University, and 2.7% percent at UNI. Board of Regents representative Brad […]
Ames abandons police advisory panel, formed in the wake of the BLM movement
The City of Ames is shutting down its police advisory committee in order to comply with a new state law. During a city council meeting this week, Police Chief Geoff […]
Rare Iowa turtles are being tracked with transmitters on their shells
A few dozen tiny turtles were turned loose in a wetland in western Iowa’s Guthrie County this month, the next important step in helping the rare creatures regain numbers in […]
Iowa landowners says pipeline bill veto a betrayal, will be an election issue
Dozens of landowners who would be impacted by the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline project held a conference call today to talk about the governor’s veto of the pipeline bill. […]
More rough weather possible this afternoon for northern Iowa
For the first time since last October, parts of Iowa saw high temperatures in the 90s on Wednesday afternoon. Meteorologist Jim Lee, at the National Weather Service, says Des Moines […]
