West Liberty plastics plant to close, laying off 77
An eastern Iowa plant that has supplied plastic parts to Whirlpool’s facility in Amana will shut down later this summer. Plastic Products has notified state officials its facility in West […]
Sioux City company celebrates 150 years of building, paving
A Sioux City business is celebrating its 150 year anniversary. L.G. Everist says his great grandfather Luicius Garland Everist started L.G. Everist incorporated. “He was selling coal, came to Sioux […]
Ames woman dies in head-on crash with semi near Boone
The Iowa State Patrol says one person was killed, another injured, in a head-on crash between an SUV and a semi on Monday in Boone County. Reportedly, a westbound 2022 […]
Fake 20s appear in northeast Iowa during social media marketplace sales
The Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office urges people to double-check their wallets after multiple reports of fake cash in circulation. The bills look like real money but are marked “For Motion […]
Iowa motorists may soon see pump prices fall more substantially
Crude oil prices are falling since a peace agreement was announced Sunday between the U.S. and Iran, though gasoline prices in Iowa are dropping more slowly. AAA-Iowa spokesman Brian Ortner […]
Iowa Libertarians to appeal 2026 ballot access decision
Lawyers for the Libertarian Party will appeal decisions from a state panel that would keep three Libertarian candidates off the November ballot. The State Objection Panel has ruled Nicholas Gluba, […]
Iowa Supreme Court overturns ruling in 2021 animal immunity case
The Iowa Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling on the Iowa law that gives farm owners immunity for accidents with animals. Janey Shafer was helping Frank Santana with […]
Ames’ new curbside recycling program aims to save landfill space
While most rural Iowans have to haul their recyclables to a central drop-off center, many larger cities offer curbside recycling, and now Ames is joining that fold. Ames has drop-offs […]
Cook to brief Regents in July on his vision for Iowa State University
David Cook, who took over as Iowa State University’s president on March 1, says he spent his first 100 days on the job on a listening and learning tour. “Next […]
Deer issues top of Iowa DNR’s listening session discussion
The Iowa DNR says deer hunting was the most popular topic in their annual listening sessions with the public. Wildlife Research Section supervisor Chris Ensminger says 284 of the 800 […]