omersukrugoksu/iStock(KIEV, Ukraine) — A comedian with no political experience, best known for playing a man who unexpectedly becomes president on TV, has taken a commanding lead in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election, according […]
The leader of the Iowa National Guard has announced plans to retire on May 1st. Major General Tim Orr was appointed to the job by then Governor Chet Culver in March of 2009. “I’ve been […]
NBC/Will Heath(NEW YORK) — The real President Donald Trump spent the week celebrating the end of Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, and Saturday Night Live did the same this weekend. Robert De Niro and Alec Baldwin reprised […]
Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar visited flooded areas of southwest and northwest Iowa this weekend, emphasizing the need to improve flood protection measures and make “climate smart” infrastructure choices. Klobuchar, a U.S. Senate from Minnesota, […]
As floodwaters slowly fall in many parts of the state, Iowa farmers are getting back onto their properties to survey the damage and to prepare for spring planting, if possible. Iowa State University Extension farm […]
Disney(NEW YORK) — Dumbo didn’t deliver the $50 million-plus Disney expected in its opening weekend, but Tim Burton’s live-action remake of the 1941 animated classic still managed to finish at the top of the box […]
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says the Army Corps of Engineers should give flood control a higher priority in its management plan for the Missouri River. Grassley spoke with a crowd of farmers and others from […]
Iowa’s lone national cemetery in Keokuk was the site of a special ceremony Friday morning to mark National Vietnam War Veterans Day. More than 60 people attended and heard from Mayor Tom Richardson. “Thank you […]
iStock(WASHINGTON) — In a stunning about-face, State Department officials said President Donald Trump is cutting off all direct assistance to the so-called Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. “At the Secretary’s instruction, […]
Jim Dyson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Rolling Stones is pushing back the next leg of its North American tour because frontman Mick Jagger needs medical treatment, according to a statement. The tour was expected to […]
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