Forecast: Iowa should see relief from the heat, rain later today
Five counties in northwest Iowa are under an Extreme Heat Warning today while the rest of the state has a Heat Advisory posted. Meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff, at the National Weather […]
Iowa’s Rural Mainstreet Index drops nearly 11 points
A Creighton University survey of rural bank CEOs in Iowa and other Midwest states finds views of the economy sinking for the fifth time in the past six months. Creighton’s […]
Report rates 19% of large and mid-sized Iowa farming operations financially vulnerable
A new report shows net farm income in Iowa dropped by 53% between 2022 and 2024. The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, Iowa State University and the Iowa Bankers Association commissioned […]
Dordt professor’s memoir asks: ‘Can you prove a miracle?’
A 65-year-old Dordt University professor has published three academic books about politics, but his fourth book is about his own survival from a severe brain infection when he was four […]
Lab focused on water quality of Iowa’s Great Lakes sees $6M addition
A major expansion is underway at the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory in the Iowa Great Lakes area. The environmental research and education center on the shores of West Okoboji offers hands-on […]
That ‘explosive’ intestinal sickness is in Iowa, but it’s not considered an outbreak
Iowa is among at least 34 states where cases of a parasitic illness are being reported that causes severe intestinal distress, what some are calling explosive diarrhea. State health officials […]
U.S. House Speaker says Iowa ‘at tip of spear’ in this year’s midterms
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Iowa is at the center of the battle to maintain Republican control of the U.S. House. “You are literally the tip of the spear on […]
Passenger killed, four injured when SUV struck by train in western Iowa
A woman was killed and four other people were injured when a SUV was struck by a train early Sunday morning in a small town about eight miles from Denison. […]
Iowa deer hunting changes to two license zones
The Iowa DNR is making changes to the way licenses are distributed for deer hunting after several years of getting input. State Deer Biologist Jace Elliott says the change is […]
Watch where you fill up, as gas prices across Iowa vary by 30-cents a gallon
Renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran are causing gasoline prices to spike in Iowa again. AAA-Iowa spokesman Brian Ortner says pump prices bounced two weeks ago before the busy […]