‘Walking in Antarctica’ exhibit at northwest Iowa museum
An exhibit that opened this month at the Sioux City Public Museum focuses on the South Pole. Museum curator Matt Anderson says “Walking in Antarctica” features the work of artist […]
Newly elected, appointed Iowa officials must have Sunshine Law training
New members of city councils and other public boards in Iowa face a new deadline to complete training on Iowa’s Open Meeting and Open Records law and the Iowa Public […]
Massive Thanksgiving weekend storm hits Iowa
Classes are cancelled today at Iowa State University, the University of Northern Iowa and several other Iowa colleges to give students who went home for Thanksgiving more time to return […]
Iowans need to use that ladder with care, or face a trip to the ER
Many Iowans are spending more time on ladders lately, cleaning leaves out their gutters and hanging holiday lights, so a health care professional is offering some safety tips so they […]
Iowans are reminded to support small businesses, the economy’s backbone
While today’s Black Friday sales are drawing droves of shoppers, Iowa’s small business owners are rallying customers to support them, too, especially tomorrow on Small Business Saturday. Brad Zaun, the […]
Iowa DOT ready to fire up the plows to deal with storm
Iowa DOT Winter Operations director Craig Bargfrede says they have crews standing by as the forecast calls for a winter storm to drop lots of snow on the state. “Typically […]
Storm expected to start dropping snow on Iowa tonight
A Winter Storm Warning takes effect this afternoon for parts of the state and then tonight for other areas and will last through early Sunday. National Weather Service forecaster Jim […]
Black Friday sales are crucial break-even point for many Iowa merchants
Today’s Black Friday shopping extravaganza, followed by Small Business Saturday, marks a vital kickoff to the holiday shopping season, which a University of Iowa College of Business professor says could […]
Drake University professors advise students on AI in workplace
A recent study found artificial intelligence appears to be a greater threat to entry level jobs for software developers and computer programmers and a Drake University computer science professor says […]
Fixing fiddles for kids lets retired ISU professor give back
A retired Iowa State University sociology professor has combined his love of woodworking and music to help out young musicians. Paul Lasley played the upright bass for years in a […]