$18.8 million workforce housing development planned in Spirit Lake
A nearly $19 million housing project in Spirit Lake will be built a few blocks from a manufacturing facility that employs 750. The Polaris plant in Spirit Lake produces Victory […]
Body of missing northwest Iowa trucker found
The body of a missing northwest Iowa truck driver has been found. Fifty-three-year-old David Schultz of Wall Lake was reported missing in November. His truck and its contents were found […]
A stormy weekend is ahead with severe weather possible
Whatever your weekend plans, Iowans are being warned they’ll need to keep an eye on the weather, as severe storms may be moving in soon. Meteorologist Andrew Ansorge, at the […]
Iowa scientist thrilled NASA regains link with distant Voyager spacecraft
A research scientist in the Physics and Astronomy Department at the University of Iowa is delighted NASA engineers were able to reestablish communication with the Voyager 1 spacecraft, which has […]
Project to map Iowa’s shallow groundwater resources
The Iowa legislature has set aside $250,000 to start developing accurate maps of Iowa’s underground water resources. State geologist Keith Schilling is director of the Iowa Geological Survey, the agency […]
Man found dead in Harrison County identified
The Iowa DCI has identified the man found dead Sunday in Harrison County. The State Medical Examiner says the man is 53-year-old Douglas Manley of Missouri Valley, and determined he […]
Update on wind farm planned in three northwest Iowa counties
Developers of a northwest Iowa wind farm plan to erect 18 turbines in Emmet County. The Red Rock Wind Energy Center project is being scaled back in neighboring Dickinson County, […]
Waterloo wants to convert former Rath building into senior apartments
The city Waterloo is planning to convert a long vacant Rath meatpacking plant building into almost 90 affordable apartments for seniors. Waterloo City Administrator Noel Anderson says that could free […]
Big Ten moving to 30-game conference baseball slate
Iowa baseball coach Rick Heller says the Big Ten will move to a 30-game conference schedule next year when the league adds USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon. The Big Ten […]
Lung Association’s ‘State of the Air’ report largely positive for Iowa
The American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report finds positive trends in air quality in two Iowa metros. “Des Moines is actually listed on the ‘cleanest cities’ list,” […]