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U.S. Senator Joni Ernst says America and the world is safer after the military strike that killed Iran’s top general. Ernst, a Republican, is the only member of Iowa’s congressional delegation who has released a […]

The February 3rd Iowa Caucuses are just a month away and it’s clear many Iowans are still contemplating their Caucus Night choice. “The number one goal is to get Trump out,” Brenda Bachman said on […]

A Creston man found guilty of beating his girlfriend to death with a hammer has died. The Iowa Department of Corrections says 72-year-old Rick Bird died of natural causes Wednesday. Bird was found guilty of […]

Four of the 14 Democrats in the race for their party’s 2020 presidential nomination campaigned in Iowa Thursday. Amy Klobuchar told a crowd in Sioux City her fundraising picked up after the December debate. “We’re […]

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says the department is now taking public comments on the state’s proposed hemp production regulations. Naig says they’ve received a lot of questions already about industrial hemp.  “I think there’s […]

A Creighton University survey shows Iowa’s economy improved slightly during December, as did economic conditions in the nine-state Midwestern region. Creighton economist Ernie Goss says the boosts were very modest, but both the state and […]

An eastern Iowa cybersecurity expert says the lessons learned from the Y2K preparations 20 years ago are still being used today. There was a fear that a glitch in computers would cause worldwide problems when […]

The latest data from the Iowa Secretary of State’s office shows there’s been little change in the number of Iowa voters registering their affiliation with the two major political parties. The number of Iowans who […]

A bipartisan group of lawmakers who represent Iowa and Nebraska are joining to sponsor legislation that would help communities like Hamburg that are fighting federal rules about making temporary levees permanent. Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne […]

Vandals defaced a billboard in Mason City asking for the public’s help in solving the case of former KIMT-TV anchorwoman Jodi Huisentruit’s disappearance. The billboard was among three permanent billboards placed throughout the community in […]

The Quad Cities will host hundreds of competitors from one of the fastest growing sports in the country. The metro area will be home to the 2021 U.S. Masters Championships for the Professional Disc Golf […]

First-term Iowa Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer of Dubuque has endorsed Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential bid. Finkenauer worked on Biden’s 2008 campaign. Biden returned the favor in 2018 and headlined a huge rally for Finkenauer in Cedar […]

The New Year started with the fatal shooting of a teenager in Des Moines. Police say there was a dispute at a gathering that ended in gunfire. Officers were called shortly before 4 a.m. on […]

Three people in Sioux City were taken to the hospital after being overcome by carbon monoxide Monday. Fire captain Ryan Collins says the three were in a home that is slate for demolition and we […]

Recreational marijuana became legal in Illinois Wednesday and one distributor has set up up a heated tent and a shuttle service in preparation for new customers. Nature’s Treatment of Illinois is located just outside of […]

Julian Castro ended his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination this morning. Castro, who is 45 years old, was the only Latino in the race and early last year he began making the case that […]

January is typically the worst of the peak months for the flu in Iowa and health officials warn things are shaping up for a particularly severe season for the flu and other respiratory viruses. Dr. […]

The state medical director says while very few Iowa kids are smoking cigarettes these days, there’s been a sharp increase in the use of other kinds of nicotine products. Dr. Caitlin Pedati says 22 percent […]

New Jersey Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Cory Booker says he hopes the election raises the moral conscience of the country — and he’s cautioning his fellow Democrats not to succumb to political tribalism. “The […]

Fire damaged part of a facility located next to the Newton prison. The Iowa Department of Corrections says the fire started Tuesday evening and burned into Wednesday morning at the minimum security Correctional Release Center […]