Year: 2025

Iowa’s harsh winters can be especially difficult for the state’s veterans. Stacy Albus, a county service officer with the Black Hawk County VA, says low-income and homeless vets who face isolation and mental health problems […]

Rita Hart has been re-elected to serve as chair of the Iowa Democratic Party for the next four years. Hart said when she took over as chair two years ago, the party was in $100,000 […]

An Ottumwa man who was found guilty of killing his wife in 2021 has died in prison. The Department of Corrections says Gregory Allen Showalter Senior died December 28th at the University of Iowa Medical […]

All four Republicans who represent Iowa in the U.S. House supported Mike Johnson for House Speaker today. In posts on social media, Congresswomen Ashley Hinson of Marion and Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Davenport said Johnson will […]

Iowa Republican Party chairman Jeff Kaufmann says he hasn’t decided whether he’ll seek another two-year term as chairman. Kaufmann has been the party’s leader since mid-2014. “It’s a tiring job. I’m all over the state. […]

The year 2024 wrapped up as one of Iowa’s worst in history for severe weather. State climatologist Justin Glisan says among the many incidents, a record was set for the most-ever tornadoes to touch down […]

Going after the paddlefish on the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers was once banned, but the populations came back enough to restart the paddlefish season. The DNR is hoping for similar success in bringing the […]

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has joined other states in a lawsuit against the Biden-Harris Administration to stop a mandate for homes. Bird says the “green mandate” forces strict regulations for homebuilding and estimates show […]

The final monthly survey of supply managers for 2024 in Iowa and eight other Midwestern states finds the state and regional economies continuing to struggle. The Creighton University survey for December scores the economies on […]

A state law that went into effect on New Year’s Day now allows the transfer of motor vehicle titles to be registered in any county. Previous law required title changes to be registered in the […]

More than 500 Iowans have already requested tickets from the U.S. Navy to witness the commissioning of the nation’s newest submarine — named for the state of Iowa. Mat Tanner, a retired Navy Chief submariner […]

The incoming chairman of the Iowa Senate Education Committee says he supports “anything that expands access to preschool.” Republican Senator Lynn Evans is a retired superintendent from Aurelia. “If we’re serious about improving early childhood […]

The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department has filed multiple charges against a man involved in a New Year’s Eve shooting in Pomeroy that sent two people to the hospital. Information from the Sheriff’s Department says Nicholas […]

Blood from eastern Iowa donors may already be helping survivors to recover from the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans. Amanda Hess, spokeswoman for ImpactLife in Davenport, says they’re part of a national […]

A Tennessee man has been charged in the accident involving the Iowa State University Marching Band. The Cyclone Marching Band’s charter bus was hit Monday by a private school bus near Chattanooga, Tennessee as the […]

A group called the “Gold Star Living History Detachment” tries to add more life to the exhibits at the Iowa Gold Star Museum at Camp Dodge in Johnson. David Mallake of Norwalk says they wear […]

A Snow Squall Warning was issued this morning for parts of western and central Iowa, due to visibility being greatly reduced by heavy snow. The Iowa DOT says many roads across Iowa’s western half are […]

Iowa-born astronaut Peggy Whitson is scheduled to command another two-week mission to the International Space Station in the new year ahead, though the launch date hasn’t yet been released. Whitson will turn 65 in February, […]