Iowa forecast shows risk of large hail, 75 MPH winds late today
Forecasters warn that severe weather is possible later today for wide sections of Iowa, with hail, high winds and tornadoes possible. Meteorologist Dylan Dodson, at the National Weather Service, says […]
What can be done at National Landmark in Iowa called Blood Run?
Archaeologists, tribal representatives, educators and state officials gathered in northwest Iowa this week to discuss the future of a National Historic Landmark. Blood Run sits along the Big Sioux River […]
Iowa HHS to replace 1980s-era software to track adoptions and foster care
A new IT system child protective service workers in Iowa rely on to track foster and adoption cases is set roll out in December. The new federally-compliant system, called VISION, […]
Wahls and Turek in final statewide TV debate before Iowa’s US Senate Primary
The two Iowa Democrats running for the U.S. Senate used their final debate before the June Primary to present themselves as the party’s best General Election option against Congresswoman Ashley […]
$10 million from three donors for ‘Field of Dreams’ expansion
A Dubuque-based trucking company and two northeast Iowa families have donated $10 million to support construction of a professional ballpark and other facilities at a “Field of Dreams” complex in […]
Board of Education will not rehear North Polk A-I video case
The State Board of Education has denied a re-hearing request for a North Polk middle school student who was suspended for creating and posting online several sexually explicit fake A-I […]
Iowa Congressman Feenstra predicts Senate will pass E15 bill ‘very shortly’
Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra of Hull predicts the U.S. Senate will soon pass the E15 bill that cleared the House yesterday. The margin of the House vote was important, according […]
Spring is the time to be aware of bears in Iowa
The Iowa DNR is reminding those who live in areas where bears have turned up in the past to be ready for them to return. State Furbearer Biologist Vince Evelsizer […]
Southwest Iowa service honors law officers who died in the line of duty
A memorial service for fallen police officers was held at the Clarinda Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknown on Wednesday afternoon. The ceremony opened with members of the Clarinda American Legion […]
Iowa Congressman Nunn lauds bipartisan backing of E15 bill
Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn, a Republican from Ankeny, says there was a last-minute attempt to block Wednesday’s House vote on pro-ethanol legislation. The bill to permanently allow the sale of […]