Year: 2023

The Canadian National Railroad announced it has reached an agreement to acquire the Waterloo-based Iowa Northern Railway. Iowa Northern has some 275 miles of track that runs from Manly to Cedar Rapids, with branch lines […]

A report on national farmland values shows prices are holding their own despite several down economic issues. Peoples Company president Steve Bruere says 2023 has been a transitional year for farmland after seeing so many […]

Iowans are remembering accomplished TV and movie producer Norman Lear, who died this week at age 101. Back in 1969, Lear took over the town of Greenfield, Iowa, for filming “Cold Turkey,” which featured a […]

The forecast calls for unseasonable warmth today in the 50s and possible low 60s, so many Iowans will get outside to polish off their holiday decorating duties. While adorning our homes with blinking LEDs is […]

Native American art from the late 19 and early 20th century is now on display again at the Sioux City Public Museum. Museum Curator Matt Anderson says the works were last shown locally in 2004. […]

Four G-O-P presidential candidates will be on stage tonight (Wednesday) for the last scheduled debate before the January 15th Iowa Caucuses. Televised debates drew large viewing audiences before the 2012 and 2016 Iowa Caucuses, but […]

To some Iowans, it just isn’t the holiday season if there isn’t snow on the ground. If a white Christmas is on your wish list, you’ll have the best shot of finding flakes across Iowa’s […]

More community leaders are calling for action surrounding a Woodbury County supervisor whose wife was convicted last month of voter fraud. At last night’s county board meeting, two unions representing law enforcement and labor called […]

The Iowa Court of Appeals has denied the appeal of a man convicted of murder following a 2020 bar fight in Harrison County. Kristofer Erlbacher of Woodbine was found guilty of first-degree murder after hitting […]

Fourth District Congressman, Randy Feenstra, says his constituents are concerned about the country’s economic situation. “Tell you what, the number one thing I’m hearing right now is the economy and the national debt which is […]

With Iowa’s two most popular deer seasons this month, there is evidence the success of hunters could depend on the type of weather they saw. DNR State Deer Biologist Jace Elliott, says they recently built […]

The weather is going to cooperate if you still have some outdoor work to do this week. National Weather Service meteorologist, Alexis Jimenez says temperatures are forecast to be double the norm. “Where our normal […]

A federal judge has permanently blocked two Iowa counties from enforcing ordinances that would have set restrictions for carbon pipelines. The ordinances in Shelby and Story Counties set zones around homes, schools and city limits […]

A University of Iowa researcher says he’s troubled by a new federal report which finds the nation’s suicide rate has reached its highest level since 1941, with nearly 50,000 taking their own lives last year. […]

A Clive insurance agent and annuity salesman has pleaded guilty to defrauding elderly clients. The U.S. Attorney says 47-year-old James Flaherty pleaded guilty to wire fraud and admitted to taking retirement savings and other funds […]