Year: 2024

Waterloo police are investigating reports of “white power” flyers. The flyers claim to be from the Aryan Freedom Network and carry a line reading, “We are everywhere! Your race is calling, will you answer? Take […]

Enrollment at the three state universities has been holding steady recently, but there are some challenges ahead. Regents associate academic officer Jason Pontius says enrollment remains down from the record peak in the fall of […]

Clive Police say they arrested the state librarian on charges of Dissemination of Obscene Material to a Minor. A statement from police says 53-year-old Michael Lynn Scott, of Clive had been communicating through a messaging […]

While today is Veterans Day, a solemn service on Wednesday will recognize three former Iowa State University alumni who served in the military and made the ultimate sacrifice. Megan Moore, with the ISU Memorial Union, […]

An eastern Iowa company that offers innovations for the quilting industry is marking its 50th year in business this week with a series of events, give-aways, classes and celebrations. Melissa McAfee, president and owner of […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has not announced whether she intends to seek reelection in 2026, but she is giving a few hints about her 2025 policy agenda. Reynolds held a campaign fundraiser last month and talked […]

Donald Trump won all but five counties in Iowa and Republicans gained seats in the Iowa legislature in this week’s election. Iowa Democratic Party chair Rita Hart has issued a written statement, calling the results […]

The Iowa DNR is in its second year of a pilot study on the gray fox. DNR wildlife biologist Vince Evelsizer says the animal’s numbers have been dropping. “The reason for doing pilot gray fox […]

Folks are positively buzzing at the Food Bank of Siouxland in Sioux City after getting a sweet donation. Food Bank executive director Jacob Wanderscheid says they received more than 6,000 bottles of honey from the […]

The first phase of a plan to modernize the 48-year-old UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls was completed last month and the board that governs the University of Northern Iowa has approved moving ahead with the second […]

A southeast Iowa man faces more than one-thousand charges after investigators allegedly found a large amount of child pornography in his possession. Court records say 22-year-old Hunter Bresch of Ottumwa submitted a tip to the […]

The Iowa State Patrol says a wrong-way driver is to blame for a fatal crash involving four vehicles on Thursday night. Troopers say a car driven by an elderly Minnesota man was northbound in the […]

Authorities in southwest Iowa’s Cass County are searching for a suspect in the Massena area after someone apparently shined a laser at an airplane on Thursday night. The FAA says the pilot of a single-engine […]

The approaching holiday season can be the hardest time of the year for many of the 100,000 Iowans who are caring for a loved one with dementia. Megan Benzing, program manager for the Iowa Chapter […]

A update from the staff of the Board of Regents shows they are ahead of schedule in complying with a new law that requires cutting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (D-E-I) programs. Regent Christine Hensley says […]

Donald Trump has said his first act after he’s sworn in on January 20 will be appointing a task force to plan for the country’s 250th anniversary in 2026 — and he picked Iowa as […]

The University of Iowa currently owns just over half of a shopping mall in downtown Iowa City and the Iowa Board of Regents has approved a plan to buy the Old  Capitol Town Center for […]