State regulators urge horse racing groups to get new schedule completed
The Racing and Gaming Commission has put the horse racing industry on notice that time is running out to set the new race schedule, or they will step in and […]
Another Iowa school district tackles ‘deepfake’ videos on TikTok
The North Polk Community School District in central Iowa is the latest place where administrators are investigating AI-generated “deepfake” videos of school staff. The videos, which are made to look […]
Environmental group claims Ottumwa plant causes pollution
Critics of changes in a state permit for a coal-fired power plant near Ottumwa have raised their concerns at a public hearing hosted by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. […]
Iowa’s summer months end up 10th wettest on record
State Climatologist Justin Glisan says August didn’t follow the record July numbers when it came to rainfall. “About 3.4 inches for the statewide average, and that’s about three-quarters of an […]
Miller-Meeks says it’s time for ‘clear standards’ for chatbots
Iowa Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks has joined with fellow Republicans and Democrats on a U.S. House committee to raise concerns about chatbots. “We know that older individuals have less trust, but […]
Miller-Meeks says it’s time for clear standards for chatbots
Iowa Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks has joined with fellow Republicans and Democrats on a U.S. House committee to raise concerns about chatbots. “We know that older individuals have less trust, but […]
Gunmen using Uber caught fleeing central Iowa robbery scene
A young man who was trying to sell some clothes in Des Moines using an online marketplace was robbed at gunpoint last night. Des Moines police say the 20-year-old had […]
Cold case investigation leads to murder conviction of former Decorah man
A former northeast Iowa man was convicted Wednesday in the murder of a teenage girl who was last seen alive more than eight years ago. A jury in Winneshiek County […]
The flu season ahead may be a doozy, Iowa doc says get vaccinated now
Health experts predict the upcoming flu season may be severe, both in Iowa and across the region. Joel Waddell, a pediatric infectious diseases doctor at Blank Children’s Hospital in Des […]
Murder arrest made in fatal Fort Dodge shooting
A suspect is now jailed after a deadly shooting in Fort Dodge on Tuesday. Thirty-eight-year-old Rolman Recinos Gonzales of Fort Dodge was wanted on charges of murder in the first […]