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, […]

A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver said there are “signs of progress” as Whitver, the top Republican in the Iowa Senate, continues treatment for a brain tumor. Last May, Whitver announced that he […]

2025 has arrived and the experts say about eight in ten New Year’s resolutions are broken before the second week in February, and one popular vow many Iowans likely made last night is to lose […]

Four northwest Iowa organizations are co-sponsoring a “Winter Women in Nature Day” on Saturday, January 11. “It’s going to be down in Oneota Park at Oneota Cabin down in Spencer,” says Amy Heibult of the […]