Using recycled concrete to save Des Moines $415,000 on road repairs
At the peak of road repair season, a central Iowa city is now recycling concrete, soil and asphalt to patch up roads and alleys to save money. Jim Scott, operations […]
Expert urges Iowa parents to get educated about vaccines before school starts
Iowa’s only had one confirmed case of measles this year, but outbreaks are popping up in other states with more than 2,300 cases nationwide. As Iowa parents prepare their kids […]
Rob Sand says, as governor, he’s consider raising tobacco taxes
Democrat Rob Sand says if he’s elected governor, he’d consider approving an increase in the state tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products. Sand met with eight members of the […]
Judge rules Gluba-Cutler ticket can’t be on Iowa’s 2026 ballot
A district court judge has ruled the Libertarian candidates for governor and lieutenant governor cannot be listed on Iowa’s General Election ballot. It’s likely the Libertarian candidates will appeal to […]
Report finds 12.4% of Iowans were ‘food insecure’ in 2024
Feeding America, a non-profit network of over 200 U.S. food banks, has reviewed the most recent federal data and found at least 400,000 Iowans didn’t have enough to food to […]
Grassley is lobbying other Republicans to okay Blanche as attorney general
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s optimistic acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche will be confirmed this week, despite questions from fellow Republicans about Blanche’s actions on behalf of President […]
Dubuque firm plans $3 million expansion of Dyersville warehouse
A company based in Dubuque is expanding in Dyersville. Suttner America, a supplier and distributor of pressure washer components and accessories, is expanding its operations with a new 30,000-square-foot facility […]
Toddler run over by vehicle in Coon Rapids, flown to Omaha hospital
A toddler was seriously injured Monday evening in western Iowa’s Carroll County after being run over by a vehicle. Several local agencies were dispatched to a home in Coon Rapids […]
Lakota man is lauded for pulling two boys from a burning car
A northern Iowa man and two emergency dispatchers are being honored for the role they played in saving two young men after a fiery car-train collision in Kossuth County earlier […]
DNR checks oxygen, temperature impact on Iowa reservoirs
The Department of Natural Resources is collecting information from several buoys placed in reservoirs around the central Iowa area. DNR fisheries biologist Seth Fopma says they affectionately call it the […]