Researchers at Iowa State University are working to develop a glove to better protect firefighters from extreme heat while also allowing their fingers to remain agile. Professor Guowen Song, who runs ISU’s Labs for Functional […]
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — After a campaign ad for Former Vice President Joe Biden implied Kim Jong Un was a “tyrant,” North Korean state media responded on Thursday by blasting the 2020 Democratic candidate. The commentary […]
mammuth/iStock(ROME) — Italy’s government declared a state of emergency on Thursday after floodwaters ravaged Venice, causing inestimable damage to the centuries-old city. Twenty million euros (approximately $22 million, U.S.) is being set aside in response, […]
The board that governs Iowa’s three public universities has released a study which indicates the institutions provide an economic spark to the state. Consultant Hannah Ruffridge told the board yesterday that her firm estimate the […]
A two-day hearing to decide if some evidence could be suppressed in Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s murder trial concluded Thursday afternoon in Poweshiek County. Rivera’s defense team wanted to put in evidence an affidavit by Rivera […]
Authorities say a woman and a baby died in a Webster City apartment Sunday, but the cause of their deaths has been released. Webster City Police on Thursday afternoon released the names of the two […]
State officials have drafted a preliminary list classifying 622 Iowa waterways as “impaired” during 2018. That’s a two percent increase from the previous year’s list. Roger Bruner supervises the water monitoring staff in the Iowa […]
The University of Northern Iowa is getting an eight-figure gift. David Takes is a member of UNI’s board of trustees and a 1981 alum. Takes and his wife, Karen, of Cedar Falls, are donating $10-million […]
Central will be out to win a share of its first conference title since 2009 and lock up a trip to the NCAA Division III playoffs when the Dutch close the regular season at Coe. […]
A new report on the use and abuse of legal and illegal drugs in Iowa finds progress in some areas and a backslide in others. The 2020 Iowa Drug Control Strategy places Iowa 47th nationally […]
A central Iowa man is jailed on charges he fatally stabbed his wife. The Story County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 call Wednesday evening from a Zearing resident who said a neighbor had just confessed […]
A new report from the American Lung Association shows Iowa has one of the lowest survival rates for lung cancer in country. The association found 19% of lung cancer patients survived five years after their […]
A Clinton man is ordered to spend 130 months in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. Thirty-four-year-old Ryan M. Budde was sentenced in U-S District Court. In July, Budde pleaded guilty to one […]
Due to the extreme demand for propane, an emergency declaration is being issued for Iowa and several other Midwestern states by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Deb Grooms, CEO of the Iowa Propane Gas […]
Erika Parfenova/iStock(PARIS) — The debate over the reconstruction of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris continues. Since the April fire that burnt down the roof of Paris’ most beloved cathedral, causing the collapse of the […]
Loneliness is becoming a serious epidemic among senior citizens nationwide, especially in states like Iowa with much older populations. A retirement living company, with facilities in Iowa and Nebraska, is working to take a proactive […]
A group of students are asking the state board that oversees the three state universities to host public meetings with students on the campuses in Ames, Cedar Falls and Iowa City. Sara Castro, a Grinnell […]
Yarygin/iStock(LONDON) — Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte, co-founder of global circus company Cirque du Soleil, is being investigated for growing cannabis on his private island in French Polynesia. Laliberte, 60, turned himself in to police and […]
MBPROJEKT_Maciej_Bledowski/iStock(LONDON) — To the outside world, Princess Latifa of Dubai appeared to live a life of unbridled luxury. Whether it was skydiving over one of the world’s most scenic deserts or filming the exotic pets […]
A judge is deciding what evidence may be presented when former farmhand Cristhian Bahena Rivera stands trial in February for the July 2018 murder of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts. On Wednesday, prosecutors argued […]
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