Waterloo hosts one of multiple Earth Day tree-planting efforts in Iowa
As part of this week’s Earth Day activities, Iowa-based Trees Forever is holding tree-planting events all over the state, including at an event tomorrow in Waterloo. Erin Carpenter, the group’s […]
Senator: nuclear plants must help start ISU engineering program to get tax break
A bill ready for debate in the Iowa Senate would create a sales tax rebate for nuclear power plant construction and require any company that gets the tax break to […]
Three dead in Mason City house due to drug overdoses
Autopsies confirm drugs caused the deaths of three people whose bodies were found inside a Mason City house in February. The Mason City Police Department was called in the late […]
Aspiring food entrepreneurs in 3 Iowa counties can borrow Crop Cart
A new project called the Crop Cart is bringing innovative, mobile food processing equipment and hands-on education to several Iowa communities. The cart is a pilot project through Iowa State […]
Sioux City students hear concert played on violins of Holocaust victims
Nearly 200 eighth grade students heard the Sioux City Symphony perform “Violins of Hope” Wednesday on restored violins from Holocaust victims of World War Two. Jerry Weiner organized the event […]
Police identify 17-year-old as suspect in Iowa City shooting
Authorities are searching for a Cedar Rapids teenager who’s charged with five counts of attempted murder in connection with the shooting near the University of Iowa campus that wounded five […]
Iowa House Republicans pass their property tax plan
A property tax bill that would limit local property tax revenue growth to 2% a year has cleared the Iowa House. It also would convert the current homestead credit to […]
Governor gets bill to raise speed limit on Iowa’s two-lane highways
The governor will soon get to decide whether the 55 mile an hour speed limit on two-lane state highways will go up to 60. The Senate today gave final approval […]
Libraries across Iowa celebrate National Library Week
Iowa boasts more than 540 public libraries statewide, in addition to hundreds more libraries in schools, colleges and universities, all of which are marking this National Library Week. Shirley Taylor, […]
Iowa unemployment unchanged in February
Iowa’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.4% in February. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says there are some signs of tightening in sections of the economy. “Employers shed about […]