Star of ‘Southern Charm’ to share small business tips with Iowans
A reality TV show star and entrepreneur will make two appearances in Iowa next week. Craig Conover is a founding cast member on “Southern Charm,” which launched on Bravo in […]
Teen suspect caught after hitting Des Moines police officer with car
A police officer in central Iowa was hit by a speeding car and there was gunfire Thursday afternoon. Des Moines Police Sergeant Paul Parizek says investigators had identified a suspect […]
Hundreds of Iowans learn about their rights and ICE
Several Iowa communities are holding what are billed as training sessions designed to teach people how to respond to ICE activity. A recent meeting in Cedar Rapids drew nearly 600 […]
20 year sentence for habitual offenders clears Iowa House subcommittee
People convicted of several serious crimes would face a minimum 20-year prison sentence without parole under a bill advancing in the Iowa House. During a House subcommittee hearing, Mahaska County […]
Iowa’s governor calls for tobacco tax hike, new tax on vapes
Governor Kim Reynolds is proposing new taxes and tax hikes on smoking products that she says are a key factor in Iowa’s high rate of lung cancer. “National statistics say […]
House panel tables Iowa DHHS child care bill
A bill tabled in the Iowa House would have eliminated Iowa’s 34 volunteer boards that coordinate local early childhood services, with the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services taking […]
83 year old dies in western Iowa grain bin accident
A western lowa man has died in a grain bin accident. A 911 call shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday indicated a man was trapped in a grain bin near Charter […]
Bill would bar students from using school IDs to check out public library books
Some agreements between public schools and local libraries would be blocked under a bill approved by Education Committee in the Iowa House. Library bookmobiles would be barred from school property […]
Beer heist, police chase, leaves four injured in Des Moines
Four people were hurt late last night after a theft that led to a high-speed chase in central Iowa. Des Moines police responded to a convenience store shortly before midnight […]
Eastern Iowa leaders consider restrictions on data center development
Linn County supervisors have approved the first draft of an ordinance to regulate large data center development in unincorporated parts of the county, but some residents fear it doesn’t do […]