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The 50,000 Iowans who are enrolled in the Affordable Care Act health insurance have until December 15th to make changes to their current policies — with the same deadline for new participants. The open enrollment […]

The State Board of Canvass has officially certified Iowa’s record-breaking election results. More than 1.7 million Iowans voted. That’s nearly 76% of all registered voters. A million Iowans cast absentee ballots. That’s nearly 59% of […]

Senator Chuck Grassley predicts Joe Biden’s pick to be the next U.S. treasury secretary will get a favorable review in the U.S. Finance Committee. Grassley is currently chair of the panel. “Janet Yellen, former chair […]

The Iowa Department of Corrections website shows a second prison staffers has died “with Covid.” November 28 is the date listed for the death of a staffer who worked at the Clarinda Correctional Facility and […]

The State Board of Canvass has certified statewide results from this year’s election, including the race in Iowa’s second congressional district, which is the closest congressional contest in the country. Secretary of State Paul Pate, […]

Sioux City’s 185th Iowa Air National Guard Air Refueling Wing is being awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for efforts during 2019. It’s the fourth year in a row the unit has earned the […]

Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s been cleared by his doctors to return to work after being in quarantine following a positive Covid test earlier this month. Grassley, who is 87, says “the disease affects people […]

The Clinton City Council has approved re-zoning the area around a vacant downtown building that will be converted into a warehouse. John Balkema, president of United Machine North America, described his company’s plans during a […]

The state website tracking coronavirus data shows while hospital numbers are improving, more Iowans have died of Covid this month than during any previous month of the pandemic. On November 1, there were 676 Covid […]

University of Iowa senior kicker Keith Duncan has been named the Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week, following No. 24 Iowa’s 26-20 win against Nebraska to retain the Heroes Trophy for the sixth […]

Thanks in large part to the pandemic, this is expected to be the busiest Cyber Monday in history and Iowans are warned to be careful as they seek out sales online. Bao Vang, at the […]

A southeast Iowa man who served nearly three decades as a state senator has died of Covid-related complications. Eugene Fraise of Fort Madison — known to his colleagues around the state capitol as Gene — […]

Des Moines police have made an arrest after a deadly hit-and-run on Thanksgiving Day. Police say an anonymous tip over the holiday weekend led them to the suspect and the damaged SUV. Officers arrested 22-year-old […]

Gunfire sent Davenport shoppers scattering on the busiest holiday shopping weekend of the year. Davenport police say two groups of people were arguing just before noon Sunday at NorthPark Mall when one person pulled a […]

While 2020 was punctuated by the deadly pandemic, divisive politics, racial unrest and horrific weather, an Iowa City writer is releasing a book of three-dozen poems about the year which he says maintains a sense […]

Today is the date Secretary of State Paul Pate is to certify Iowa’s election results and on December 14 the state’s six presidential electors will gather at the state capitol to cast their votes in […]

It’s the closest congressional race in the country and recounts in all 24 counties of Iowa’s second congressional district are completed. Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks finished ahead of Democrat Rita Hart by six votes. Results from […]

Due to the pandemic, far more Iowans than usual are staying home for the holidays, which may be the perfect time to sift through crowded closets, drawers and shelves. Julie Braun, a professional home and […]

This year’s “Celebrate Iowa Gala” will be held online December 11 and organizers plan to showcase performances staged at some Iowa landmarks. “We thought it was really important to go ahead and host the gala […]

A computer security expert suggests Iowans abandon using passwords in favor of pass phrases. Jesse La Grew says the old way of creating short, cryptic passwords that you change frequently is no longer practical for […]