‘Iowa Award’ ceremony for honoree Terry Branstad
Terry Branstad — the nation’s longest serving governor — is the 26th recipient of the state’s highest citizen honor. Governor Kim Reynolds presented Branstad with the “Iowa Award” medal today […]
Tax-estimating panel evaluates Iowa’s mixed economic picture
The panel that meets quarterly to estimate state tax revenue predicts consumer spending will drive state tax collections a bit higher this year, but total revenue will still fall by […]
Replacing Iowa Air National Guard’s Sioux City runway included in defense bill
The project to replace the Sioux City runway that’s being used by the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Refueling Wing is included in the defense spending bill the U.S. House […]
Southwest Iowa man dies in rollover crash
One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash early this morning in southwest Iowa’s Adams County. Thirty-seven-year-old Michael Dean Wilson, of Shenandoah, died when the pickup he was driving failed […]
More than 250 ballots in dispute after UnityPoint nurses’ union vote
The results of this week’s vote to unionize by nearly 1,800 nurses at the four UnityPoint hospitals in metro Des Moines are still unclear. Over the past three days, 871 […]
Study: Iowans’ heart attacks are most lethal between Christmas and New Year’s
Research predicts more Iowans will die from heart attacks during the last week of December than any other week of the year. Rob Gavora, chief administrative officer at MercyOne-Iowa Heart […]
Iowa air travel continues to be above last year
A spokesman for the Iowa DOT says air travel has been up, while highway travel has remained steady. Stuart Anderson says the latest data shows people are making more visits […]
Iowa’s September unemployment numbers finally released
The first Iowa unemployment data since the government shutdown is now out. Iowa Workforce Development spokesman Jesse Dougherty says the September unemployment rate fell to 3.7%, down one-tenth of a […]
ACLU says use of automated license plate readers has ‘exploded’ in Iowa
A report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa suggests the use of automatic license plate readers is expanding in Iowa. Rita Bettis Austen, the ACLU of […]
UNI encourages students to ring the new bell to celebrate
The Sesquicentennial Bell is now permanently installed on Campanile Plaza at the University of Northern Iowa, and leaders of UNI’s 150th birthday bash are hoping students will visit the bell […]