Safety team calls on Iowans to take note of blue signs at rail crossings
Small blue signs are posted at thousands of rail crossings in Iowa and those signs can be lifesavers if there’s trouble on the tracks. The Iowa Department of Transportation’s rail […]
Iowa State to sell alcohol at football, basketball games
You’ll be able to buy an adult beverage inside the stadium at Iowa State home football and basketball games this season. Iowa State University Athletic director Jamie Pollard released a […]
Le Mars, Wellman, Ogden win state grants for community projects
The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board approved Community Attraction and Tourism or CAT grants today for three communities. IEDA spokesperson Kanan Kappleman says Le Mars is receiving one of the […]
Iowa State Fair begins renovation of historic swine barn
Renovation is underway for another of the historic animal buildings at the Iowa State Fair. State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons says the renovation of the swine barn will cost nearly […]
Radio Iowa/Baseball Coaches Association High School Poll 6-22-26
Class 4A 1. Sioux City East (28-1), LW #1 2. Indianola (19-2), LW #2 3. Cedar Rapids Prairie (19-3), LW #3 4. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (19-4), LW #5 5. Waukee […]
New central Iowa coalition to focus on cancer prevention, early detection
Health officials in central Iowa are creating a cancer plan to reduce the effects of the disease in the area. The Polk County Cancer Coalition is made up of community […]
Eastern Iowa museum launches club for couture devotees
Iowa’s fashion mavens and aspiring seamstresses have the opportunity to join a new members-only Collection Couture Club designed for people who admire style, but also want to study it, and […]
Iowa’s pearl button industry featured in Smithsonian exhibit
Pearl buttons from Iowa are on display at the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C., part of an “America 250” exhibit of rare objects and specimens from all […]
Iowa Supreme Court rules in human trafficking case
The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld a lower court opinion dismissing a human trafficking charge against a Polk County man. Kevin Lind was charged with human trafficking after police say […]
Outgoing Iowa governor shares opinion of annual gas tax increases
Governor Kim Reynolds says state gas tax revenue isn’t keeping up with what’s needed to build and maintain Iowa’s roads and bridges and it may be time to have regular […]