Congresswoman Miller-Meeks discusses new health care proposal
Iowa First District Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks joined the House Republican leadership as they introduced their version of a healthcare bill Monday. The Republican from Ottumwa says the bill includes provisions […]
Rock Valley adjusting FEMA request to buy 150 flooded homes
State officials should be done by next week with their analysis of a northwest Iowa city’s newly-combined request for FEMA funding to buy 150 homes hit by flooding 18 months […]
Red Cross sees home fires as biggest Iowa threat in 2025
In recent years, Iowans have dealt with deadly tornadoes and historic flooding, but the biggest disaster for the Iowa chapter of the American Red Cross during 2025 has been house […]
Iowan’s new book details bygone eras of Mississippi River culture
An Iowa-based author, folklorist and photographer is releasing a new book that chronicles life on the Mississippi River during the 20th century though the words of a commercial fisherman. Sherry […]
Iowa Farmers Union says end of ACA tax credits a huge hit to rural America
Members of the Iowa Farmers Union say they agree with Republicans who say something needs to be done about out-of-control health care costs, but the group’s executive director Matt Russell […]
Iowa homes on market an average of 26 days in November
The Iowa Association of Realtors says homes are staying on the market longer and sales prices remain ahead of last year. The president of the Iowa Association of Realtors says […]
Iowa National Guard soldiers from Marshalltown and Des Moines killed in Syria
Military officials have released the names of the two Iowa National Guard soldiers who were killed Saturday in Syria. Twenty-five-year-old Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar of Des Moines and 29-year-old Sergeant […]
Casey’s CEO talks about impact of economy on business
The Ankeny-based Casey’s convenience store chain announced recently that its second quarter income was up 14% from last year. President and CEO Darren Rebelez said during a conference call for […]
Traffic is flowing on re-opened I-80 after snowy series of weekend pile-ups
Bitter cold and a third straight Saturday of heavy snow snarled traffic and fouled many Iowans’ weekend plans. Due to multiple crashes on Interstate 80 on Saturday, the Highway Patrol […]
Wealth of Iowa historical records to be digitized to ease family research
The State Historical Society of Iowa is renewing its partnership with Ancestry.com that will broaden public access to millions of archival documents at no cost to the state’s taxpayers. Tony […]