Month: March 2023

March is National Problem Gambling Awareness Month and the Iowa Office of Problem Gambling is part of the effort to raise awareness of the issue and direct people to help. Katrina Bee leads the Iowa […]

Republicans in the Iowa Senate have scheduled debate today on the governor’s bill to reduce the number of state agencies from 37 to 16 and give Governor Kim Reynolds authority to set the pay for […]

Two casinos and one sports betting operation have been fined by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. Racing and Gaming administrator Brian Ohorilko  says the Diamond Jo Worth Casino had an underage individual enter and […]

A state senator is calling for the dismissal of the Director of Athletics at the University of Iowa. Republican Senator Annette Sweeney of Alden said the more than $4 million legal settlement to former black […]

With a rash of recent cyberattacks on Iowa hospitals, schools and companies large and small, it’s recommended we consider abandoning the use of passwords and instead, switch to using pass phrases. Computer security expert Jesse […]

A state senator is calling for the dismissal of the Director of Athletics at the University of Iowa. Republican Senator Annette Sweeney of Alden said the more than $4 million legal settlement to former black […]

Iowa ranks as one of the nation’s top states for volunteerism and as more Iowans leave the workforce or retire, they’re encouraged to stay active by finding a new passion through the giving of their […]

A state board has approved a more than $4 million settlement with former University of Iowa football players who alleged the Hawkeye program was a racially hostile environment for black players. But members of the […]

A Britt man is charged with stabbing a woman to death Saturday. Information from the Iowa DCI says 56-year-old Monte Eckels of Britt was found outside a residence on the southeast side of Britt after […]

A state board has approved a more than $4 million settlement with former University of Iowa football players who alleged the Hawkeye program was a racially hostile environment for black players. But members of the […]

A more than $4 million legal settlement has been reached with a dozen former University of Iowa football players and the three member State Appeals Board meets this afternoon to review and approve it. The […]

A more than $4 million legal settlement has been reached with a dozen former University of Iowa football players and the three member State Appeals Board meets this afternoon to review and approve it. The […]

Madison County residents marked the one year anniversary Sunday of the deadly tornado outbreak that included one that dropped down just outside Winterset and left six people dead. Madison County Community Foundation manager Tom Leners […]

The guidelines are changing for the age at which people should begin getting screened for colon cancer, which is the third most common cancer in Iowa and the state’s second leading cause of cancer death. […]

Voters in 35 Iowa counties will be casting ballots for tomorrow’s bond referendums. According to Iowans for Tax Relief, voters in five cities, 16 school districts and one community college district will decide on a […]

Nurses are in short supply and high demand in Iowa, and a new study from the University of Iowa looks at ways nurses can overcome some of the things that cause them stress. Study co-author […]

Today is Jeremy Parsons’ first day as the Iowa State Fair’s CEO and general manager. Most of the plans for the 2023 Iowa State Fair in August have been made well in advance, according to […]

A large crowd gathered outside the Iowa Capitol Sunday afternoon for what organizers called a “rally to resist” bills in the legislature on LGTBQ issues. Organizers like Keenan Crow of One Iowa urged rally-goers to […]

Governor Kim Reynolds is appointing a central Iowa businessman to the board that governs the three state universities. Former Governor Terry Branstad nominated Robert Cramer to the Board of Regents in 2013, but Cramer lost […]