Dubuque firm plans $3 million expansion of Dyersville warehouse
A company based in Dubuque is expanding in Dyersville. Suttner America, a supplier and distributor of pressure washer components and accessories, is expanding its operations with a new 30,000-square-foot facility […]
Toddler run over by vehicle in Coon Rapids, flown to Omaha hospital
A toddler was seriously injured Monday evening in western Iowa’s Carroll County after being run over by a vehicle. Several local agencies were dispatched to a home in Coon Rapids […]
Lakota man is lauded for pulling two boys from a burning car
A northern Iowa man and two emergency dispatchers are being honored for the role they played in saving two young men after a fiery car-train collision in Kossuth County earlier […]
DNR checks oxygen, temperature impact on Iowa reservoirs
The Department of Natural Resources is collecting information from several buoys placed in reservoirs around the central Iowa area. DNR fisheries biologist Seth Fopma says they affectionately call it the […]
Study looks at roadblocks to Midwest farmers diversifying beyond corn, soybeans
Researchers say farmers across the Corn Belt want to diversify their operations but struggle to see a way forward. J. Arbuckle, a rural sociologist at Iowa State University, helped gather […]
Rob Sand backs ban on social media accounts for kids
Rob Sand, the Democrat running for governor, says it’s time to ban social media accounts for children under the age of 16 and to require parental consent before 16- and […]
Iowa’s extreme heat to ease up on Tuesday
Relief is on the way for the oppressive heat across the state. National Weather Service meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff says today is the last super, super hot day. “We’re looking at […]
Some surgeries in Iowa may be delayed as low blood supply hits crisis level
Two weeks after putting out an urgent appeal for Iowans to give blood, officials with the American Red Cross say the situation has dramatically worsened and they’re declaring the blood […]
Iowa A.G. Bird says she’s in tough race for second term
Republican Brenna Bird says in her first two years as Iowa’s attorney general, she was busy suing the Biden Administration for its environmental and gun rights policies, but with President […]
Iowa teacher says classics like ‘The Odyssey’ are relevant today
An Iowa teacher who includes “The Odyssey” as required reading in her World Literature class says she’s excited to hear her students’ reactions to the blockbuster movie of the summer. […]