Iowa’s governor signs over two dozen bills into law
A new state law will require the Iowa DOT to check a federal database if someone seeking a driver’s license does not arrive with proof they’re a citizen or a […]
Iowa Community Colleges continue moving toward pre-pandemic enrollment
The annual report on the state’s 15 community colleges is out. Department of Education Community Colleges Bureau Chief Amy Gieseke says enrollment this past year was more than 123,000 students. […]
2,500 Special Olympians meet at ISU for next week’s Summer Games
A few thousand athletes with intellectual disabilities from all across the state will gather in Ames next week for the Special Olympics Iowa Summer Games, according to games spokeswoman Megan […]
Iowa Congresswoman Hinson says Trump is taking on China in ‘a meaningful way’
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says the Trump Administration is making progress in trade talks with China. President Trump is flying back from China today after his summit with Chinese President […]
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 […]