Iowa State Fair opens with some new rules on food and drink
The Iowa State Fair opens its 11-day run today in Des Moines. Fair spokesperson Mindy Williamson says a big change this year allows you to bring in your own drinks. […]
Merit-based pay for educators among ideas from Iowa governor’s DOGE group
The governor’s government efficiency task force is considering 45 recommendations, including a plan to link the salaries for educators in Iowa’s public schools to student achievement. Former Fort Dodge Mayor […]
Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall arrives in central Iowa
What’s known as The Wall That Heals is being assembled today in the Story County town of Nevada. The traveling version of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall will open to […]
Conviction stands for man serving life term for Algona policeman’s murder
The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the first degree murder conviction of the man who shot Algona police officer Kevin Cram to death nearly two years ago. A year […]
Iowa City fire using new system to warn motorists about emergency vehicles
The Iowa City Fire Department is using a new system that will let drivers know when they are approaching a truck that is on a call. Battalion Chief Zach Hickman […]
Migrant group says more Iowa workers could see legal statuses revoked
Hundreds of workers at a JBS plant in Ottumwa were given 90 days to find new work authorizations after the Trump administration revoked their legal statuses. Iowa Migrant Movement for […]
NBA coach Nick Nurse hosts festival in his Iowa hometown
A Carroll native who’s currently coaching the Philadelphia 76ers is hosting events in his hometown this week. It’s called the Nick Nurse Foundation’s Golf and Music Festival and the golf […]
McCarl family legacy continues at Knoxville Nationals
When brothers Austin and Carson McCarl make qualifying runs Wednesday night at the Knoxville Nationals it will mark the 57th straight year a member of the McCarl family has taken […]
Iowans who want to live healthier might try going Mediterranean
It’s summertime and Iowans are grilling out more hamburgers, hot dogs and brats, but those aren’t always the healthiest choices, according to Clara Williams, a registered dietician at Emplify Health […]
Central Iowa to host ‘Festival of Ideas’ mid-month
Long before there was TV or the internet, Iowans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries would gather during the summer for events called “chautauquas,” to share food and […]