Iowa’s early budding trees shouldn’t see serious damage from the cold
This week’s unseasonably warm weather in the 60s and 70s caused many trees across Iowa to start budding, and February is way too early for that, according to Tivon Feeley, […]
Iowa Senate panel rejects tax hikes on tobacco, vapes, consumable hemp
The governor’s call to raise state taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products and impose a new 15% sales tax on vaping products and consumable hemp products has narrowly failed […]
Iowa lawmakers settle on 2% hike in general school funding
Governor Reynolds and her fellow Republicans in the House and Senate have agreed to raise general state support of public schools by $160 per student, which amounts to a 2% […]
Sioux City company details plans to expand honey processing
The Sioux City Honey Association has unveiled more details on plans for its major expansion of processing operations. Association director of growth Aimee Sandman says the plan includes three phases […]
Iowa Senate GOP Leader on preventing state gov’t shutdowns
Senate Republican Leader Mike Klimesh says a bill that’s ready for debate in the full senate is designed to avoid a state government shutdown. “That bill came from actually us […]
Union for Whirlpool workers in Amana slams latest layoff announcement
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union is condemning Whirlpool Corporation’s latest layoff announcement for the Amana facility. The Union statement says the layoffs on March 9th will […]
Former Massena daycare owner takes plea deal in child’s death
There will be -no- jury trial next week for a former Cass County daycare provider who was charged in the death of a child in her care. Alison Elaine Dorsey, […]
Heavy snow predicted for wide swath of Iowa later today
Forecasters say a winter storm system will move across Iowa this afternoon, tonight and early tomorrow, dropping up to six inches of snow. For now, National Weather Service meteorologist Jim […]
Larger-than-life bison sculptures to make Iowa pit stop
The University of Iowa’s Museum of Natural History will be a featured waypoint next month on a historic cross-country journey celebrating the American bison. Jessica Smith, spokeswoman for the UI’s […]
MidAmerican Energy adding more controls for red lights on Iowa wind turbines
MidAmerican energy company says it plans to install six more aircraft detection systems to keep the red warning lights at the top of wind turbines off until they are needed. […]