Iowa’s new searchable child care website sees heavy use
More than 13,000 people used a new Iowa website to search for child care in its first nine months of operation. Iowa Child Care Connect lets Iowans search for child […]
Survey: Tariffs are slowing the economy in Iowa, the Midwest
Iowa’s economy continues to show signs of stagnation along with the nine-state Midwestern region, according to the monthly survey of supply managers by Creighton University. On the zero-to-100 scale, a […]
Bird promises to ‘shed sunlight’ on possible D.E.I. violations at University of Iowa
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says her office will thoroughly investigate undercover videos that suggest University of Iowa staff are circumenting Iowa’s law barring Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programming on […]
July saw second most rain ever behind 1993 in Iowa record book
State Climatologist Justin Glisan says the drought-busting rains of July pushed the month to near the very top of the state record book “We were beat out by of course […]
Astronaut Whitson reflects on successes of Axiom-4 mission
Iowa native astronaut Peggy Whitson says her two main goals were met during the recent Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station. Whitson says she wanted to create not only […]
Iowa under air quality alert as smoke from Canadian fires settles in
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is making Iowa’s air quality above the national standards that make it safe in parts of the state. “About half the state is in the unhealthy […]
Iowa Sales Tax Holiday includes online purchases
Iowa’s annual sales tax holiday is underway today through tomorrow. Iowa Department of Revenue spokesman John Fuller says you can shop from home and still get the break. “It qualifies […]
New USDA hub is not coming to Iowa
As the U.S. Department of Agriculture consolidates operations away from Washington D.C. and into five new “hubs” across the country, Iowa was named among the early favorites for one of […]
Five Iowa writers are spotlighted in weekend author fair
A book festival this weekend in central Iowa is featuring all Iowa authors. Jan Danielson Kaiser, events coordinator for Beaverdale Books in Des Moines, says the Local Author Fair will […]
Hinson confident Congress can override California pork rules
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says she’s confident congress can essentially overrule a U.S. Supreme Court opinion that upheld California standards for pork sold in that state. The rules require pork […]