You can get a free pork chop to celebrate America at the Iowa State Fair
The Iowa Pork Producers Association is planning what it calls a “Pork Chop Salute” the first Sunday of the Iowa State Fair to celebrate America’s birthday. “We will be giving […]
Northwest Iowa health care clinic to undergo major renovation
A medical center in Rockwell City has launched an expansion of its family practice, behavioral health, radiology and pharmacy services. Linn Block, the CEO of Stewart Memorial Hospital and Clinics, […]
Iowa Governor seeks federal disaster declaration for 4 counties
Governor Kim Reynolds is asking for a Presidential Disaster Declaration for four counties following severe weather between July 1st and 4th. That weather included heavy rainfall and flash flooding in […]
EMT training at Iowa Central first in US to be part of ‘Workforce Pell’ program
Students enrolled in an EMT course offered by an Iowa community college will be the first allowed to apply for a new class of federal grants. U.S. Education Secretary Linda […]
Oklahoma tribe members visit ancestral homeland in Iowa
Members of the Otoe Missouria Tribe in Oklahoma visited Iowa Monday to see portions of their ancestral homeland. They retraced their removal path through Kansas and Nebraskan, and Staff member […]
Whitewater features on river in downtown Des Moines moving ahead
Crews have finished construction central Iowa’s first whitewater recreation site in the Des Moines River . It’s part of the ICON Water Trails project and in what’s known as Principal […]
Iowa DNR officer says better awareness needed to prevent fatal boating accidents
An Iowa DNR officer says it appears three fatal accidents in the last month, including two on Clear Lake, likely could have been prevented if boaters and personal watercraft operators […]
Sand calls for ending all Iowa tax breaks for data centers
Democrat Rob Sand says if he’s elected governor, he’d sign a bill banning tax breaks for data centers. Sand has been discussing the topic on the campaign trail and posted […]
July had extremes for heat, rainfall, humidity
State Climatologist Justin Glisansays Iowa and the entire upper midwest saw a warmer July with the average temperature about 77 degrees — or three degrees above average. “So, with 154 […]
Grassley convenes U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee for vote on Blanche
Senator Chuck Grassley says it was common sense for two of his Republican colleagues to insist on written assurances that a proposed $1.776 billion fund for victims of Justice Department […]