Iowa unemployment rate drops in May
Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says the May unemployment rate dropped down slightly from the 3.3% in April. “Went down to 3.2% and was down from 3.6% a year […]
Uncle of teen found dead in South Dakota indicted in Iowa
The uncle of a 14-year-old girl who was found dead in South Dakota three months ago has been charged in Iowa in connection with her death. Fourteen-year-old McKenna Wendel of […]
Iowa Board of Ed approves rules to allow eighth graders in all sports
The State Board of Education approved emergency rules today for the new law that allows eighth graders to play in any high school sport. The Board’s attorney Thomas Mayes says […]
New Iowa rule would ban trail cameras on state managed land
The Iowa Natural Resource Commission is moving forward with the process to create new rules to ban all trail cameras in state game management areas. The background information from the […]
Governor: Iowans’ data protected as private sector takes over state IT services
Governor Kim Reynolds says the two companies she’s hired to manage state government computer networks will not have access to Iowans’ personal data. Iowans provide their Social Security numbers, for […]
Sand kicks off town hall tour with 100 Iowa stops
Rob Sand, the Democratic Party’s nominee for governor, has kicked off a series of 100 town halls heading into the General Election. Last night, in his hometown of Decorah, Sand […]
Council Bluffs City Council rejects data center moratorium
The Council Bluffs City Council has rejected a year-long pause on approving data center projects within city limits. Council Bluffs Councilman Doug Rew said it would have sent the wrong […]
Iowa DNR is ordered to gauge water quality of Bloody Run Creek
The Iowa Court of Appeals is ordering the Department of Natural Resources to investigate the water quality of a stream in northeast Iowa, siding with a citizens’ group, the Driftless […]
Iowa native identified as one of 8 killed in California B-52 crash
Information from the governor’s office says an Iowa native has been confirmed as one of the people killed in the crash Monday of a B-52 bomber at Edwards Air Force […]
Sand releases report on Iowa Education Savings Account program
State Auditor Rob Sand says it appears the State of Iowa spent nearly $260 million this past school year to cover tuition costs for K-12 students who would have attended […]