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 […]
Iowa home sales up 17.3% in May
Iowa Realtors Association data shows the number of Iowa home sales in May jumped 17.3% compared to April. Iowa Realtors President Erik Melloy says Iowa’s housing market was active and […]
Iowa’s ‘Rural Mainstreet Index’ up eight points this month
A monthly survey of rural bank CEOs in the Midwest finds nearly 58% see stable or modest growth in the small businesses in their area. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss […]
Juneteenth celebrations planned across Iowa
Juneteenth celebrations are planned across the state today marking the end of slavery in 1865. The Black Hawk County NAACP has celebrated since the 1990s, though it has only been […]
Investigation underway after woman shot by Red Oak police officer
The Iowa DCI is investigating the shooting of a woman by Red Oak police officer. Red Oak Police Chief Justin Ramey says officers it started Wednesday evening when officers were […]
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 […]