Union Pacific crews are cleaning up the site of a train derailment in Carroll County. A UP spokesman says about 36 cars derailed last night, some two miles east of Glidden. No injuries are reported […]

Iowa State University researchers estimate a viral disease cost the U.S. pork industry more than one-billion dollars each year between 2016 and 2020. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome or PRRS can be deadly for pigs, […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says Iowa’s state-funded Education Savings Accounts for private school students are part of “an education revolution” happening across the country. “(It’s) one of the proudest things I’ve done as governor to really […]

Officials with the Iowa chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association say they’re thrilled with the announcement of a highly-accurate blood test for the disease that’s now much closer to being widely available. Lauren Livingston, spokeswoman for […]

The Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club is petitioning the EPA to remove a state agency’s authority to enforce the Clean Water Act. The group claims the Department of Natural Resources has failed to enforce […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says portable classrooms being set up for students in Rock Valley will have a different use once repairs to the community’s flood damaged schools are completed. “The entire schools, both public and […]

Vice President Kamala Harris is making an Iowa law that took effect this morning part of her campaign against former President Donald Trump. “Today Iowa put in place a Trump abortion ban, which makes Iowa […]

A man was seriously injured after attempting a stunt Sunday at the Jackson County Fair. The Iowa State Patrol says the man was attempting to drive a pickup through a camper at the Maquoketa Speedway […]

Wide areas of Iowa saw heavy showers overnight and this morning, with more than four inches of rain falling in some areas, but the big weather story this week is likely the heat. Meteorologist Brooke […]

A law banning most abortions in Iowa went into effect at 8 o’clock this  morning. The so-called heartbeat law bans abortion as soon as cardiac activity is detected, which can be as early as six […]

Iowa Democratic Party leaders say having Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket will be a game changer in the final 99 days of the 2024 campaign. Iowa Democratic Party chair Rita […]

The U.S. surgeon general is urging Congress to pass legislation requiring warning labels on social media, an idea that’s gaining traction among some mental health professionals in Iowa who treat teenagers. Jeff Reiland, a child […]

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, being considered by Vice President Kamala Harris as a potential running mate, introduced himself to a crowd of Iowa Democrats tonight. Beshear has done a lot of media interviews in the […]

The Ankeny-based Casey’s convenience store chain announced the acquisition today of 198 stores, including 148 in Texas and 50 in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. Casey’s is purchasing the CEFCO convenience stores for $1.145 billion. Casey’s […]

Enjoy the weekend weather as the forecast calls for a return to unseasonably hot conditions to start the new week. National Weather Service Meteorologist Andrew Ansorge says temperatures will return to less comfortable levels. “We’re […]

The wet spring could lead to a drop in the number of pheasants in Iowa. Iowa DNR wildlife research biologist Todd Bogenschutz says the switch in the weather pattern can really impact pheasants. “We went […]