Iowa native is ‘den mother’ for cast and crew of Wicked, and 13 tractor trailers (AUDIO)
The national touring Broadway production of “Wicked” is returning to Iowa for a three-week run for the first time in more than a decade and it’s a homecoming for the […]
Sioux City already seeing school bus stop sign violations
The school year is just underway and the Sioux City School District is already seeing drivers illegally passing stopped school buses that are dropping off and picking up students. School […]
One in five counties now use Thrive Iowa program to help students, families
The state’s Thrive Iowa program is now operating in 20 of the state’s 99 counties. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services launched the initiative this summer to help […]
Art project ‘Domino Effect’ brings musical interlude to central Iowa city
An interactive art exhibit designed to encourage play, creativity and connection will open in the heart of Iowa’s capital city this weekend. Renae Mauk, vice president of downtown development at […]
Talk of increased refinery exemptions causing Iowa biodfuels industry concern
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reportedly set to double the exemptions allowing oil refineries to opt out of the amount of renewable fuels required to be blended into gas. […]
Talk of increased refinery exemptions causing Iowa biofuels industry concern
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reportedly set to double the exemptions allowing oil refineries to opt out of the amount of renewable fuels required to be blended into gas. […]
$126.4 million for Iowa from Meta settlement over teen use of Facebook, Instagram
Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, has reached a $17 billion settlement with 47 states, including Iowa, that had filed lawsuits alleging the company’s platforms were harming children. […]
Sioux City officials resume national search, name interim police chief
Sioux City is the latest Iowa community to appoint an interim police chief to replace a department leader. This summer the interim police chiefs in Fairfield, Le Mars and Davenport […]
Lansing residents learn to cope with temporary loss of key bridge
Since opening in 1931, the Black Hawk Bridge has been synonymous with the Mississippi River town of Lansing, but the span was closed last fall, then demolished, and construction is […]
New Iowa Poison Control Center program to help treat opioid addiction
The Iowa Poison Control Center is setting up a program to provide round-the-clock clinical advice to healthcare professionals treating patients who’ve overdosed on opioids or have an opioid addiction. It’s […]