Month: April 2021

The Iowa Department of Corrections says a large-scale investigation has turned up evidence of the synthetic drug K-2 at the prison in Clarinda. Information from the Department of Corrections spokesman says staff at the Clarinda […]

The family of fallen Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith released a statement of gratitude today. Here is that statement: “The family of Sergeant Jim Smith would like to thank the Independence community, our church […]

There’s now a mobile app for the College Savings Iowa program. State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald’s office oversees the plan that allows you to sock away money for your kid’s education. “It’s called READYSAVE529, all one […]

Military commanders would no longer decide whether soldiers accused of sexual assault are prosecuted under a proposal Iowa Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are supporting. Ernst, a veteran of the Iowa National Guard, said […]

A new state policy bans family, friends, and third parties from sending books to inmates in Iowa’s prisons, and it’s raising civil rights concerns among loved ones and advocates. Veronica Fowler, spokeswoman for the ACLU […]

Iowa Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg was joined by former Hawkeye and retired NFL star Dallas Clark in Sioux City this afternoon to get vaccinated for COVID at a pop-up clinic. Gregg says he’s concerned about […]

Congresswoman Cindy Axne and Democrats in the Iowa legislature are calling for a federal investigation of the murders of two employees at the state prison in Anamosa. Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls and other Democratic […]

Iowa Congresswoman, Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Marion, says she voted against the bill that would make the District of Columbia a state because it is unconstitutional. “Our founding fathers were clear that they did […]

State Auditor Rob Sand says he hasn’t made a decision about the 2022 campaign. Sand, a Democrat, won a four-year term as state auditor in 2018 in his first race for elected office. “Looking at […]