The Libertarian Party’s candidate for president says the federal government’s deficit spending is a hidden tax. Chase Oliver — making his fifth trip to Iowa — is promising to veto any budget that isn’t balanced […]

Classes open in most Iowa schools in the next week or two, and Iowa parents are being warned to be careful with what you share online about your children. Jim Temmer, with the Better Business […]

Republican Congressman Zach Nunn of Bondurant says he’s running for a second term in the U.S. House to ensure congress has an “America First” mindset. “One that really puts our priorities at the top of […]

America will gain about four dozen new, young citizens today at a special ceremony at the Iowa State Fair. Officials from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are holding a 10 AM citizenship ceremony on the […]

Challenges have been filed with state election officials, claiming the Libertarian candidates running in three of Iowa’s congressional district are not qualified for the 2024 General Election ballot. Residents in the first, third and fourth […]

Authorities are searching for suspects after two men from Omaha were shot and killed in the parking lot of a race track in southwest Iowa this weekend. According to the Iowa Department of Public Safety, […]

The number of exhibitors in dairy cattle shows at this year’s Iowa State Fair is nearly identical to last year, despite new bird flu testing requirements for milking cows entered in the contests. “There was […]

Representatives from the Iowa Hunger Coalition have met with state officials, hoping to convince Governor Kim Reynolds Iowa should participate in a federal program next summer that provides extra food for kids in low income […]

Iowa communities hit by this spring’s flooding are evaluating whether — and how — FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program could work in their area. The grants may be used to buy homes that are damaged […]

The first semester of this school year will be well underway before the rules are in effect for a law designed to help Iowa districts get insurance if school staff are armed. A Department of […]

Iowa’s seen three freight train derailments in less than two weeks. Officials with Montgomery County Emergency Management say four railcars carrying grain derailed from a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train in the southwest Iowa town […]

A few hundred-thousand people are expected to pass through the Iowa State Fair gates this weekend, and they’re all being reminded about the importance of hydration, even if high temperatures are only forecast in the […]

This Sunday is August 11th or 8-11, the day Iowans are reminded about the three-digit phone number they’re required to call before doing any digging on their property. Ben Booth is spokesman for Iowa One […]

When students return to Gehlen Catholic Middle and High School in Le Mars in a few weeks, they’ll be facing a new “no cell phone” policy. Principal Bryan Paulson says they’ve tried restricting cell phone […]

Many Iowa home owners are seeing their insurance premiums rise and some companies are refusing to insure some properties altogether. Sonya Sellmeyer, a consumer advocacy officer in the Iowa Insurance Division, says there have been […]

The Minnesota Governor Kamala Harris has picked as a running mate was in Iowa a year ago. During an Iowa PBS interview just before he visited last year’s State Fair, Governor Tim Walz predicted the […]

This year’s “Big Boar” at the Iowa State Fair is the biggest — ever. The crowd at the “Big Boar” competition roared as this year’s winner weighed in and Swine Barn Superintendent Ernie Barnes announced […]