Remains that were found in Missouri 46 years ago have been identified as southeast Iowa girl. Wapello County Sheriff’s Detective Aaron McConnell is asking for the public’s help in the death of 15-year-old Helen Renee […]

Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that repeals the gender balance requirement for government boards and commissions in Iowa. Reynolds said it lets anyone with a passion for service fill slots on […]

The Powerball jackpot has grown to more than one billion dollars for tonight’s drawing. It follows the Mega Millions jackpot won last week which was also more than one billion dollars. Iowa Lottery spokesperson, Mary […]

Officials with the GoServ Global humanitarian organization say their frustration level is growing over the situation in Haiti. The organization was co-founded in 2011 by missionary Terry Baxter and Iowa farmer Ken DeYoung following a […]

Iowa baseball coach Rick Heller wants more innings and fewer pitches from his starting staff as the Hawkeyes get set to host Michigan in a three-game Big Ten series beginning Friday. In 21 combined starts, […]

Federal tax returns are due in less than two weeks and Iowans are being warned that scammers are stepping up their attempts to trick us. IRS spokesman Christopher Miller says criminals will be trying to […]

This is Donate Life Month, when Iowans are encouraged to sign up on their driver’s licenses to donate organs, eyes and tissue. Heather Butterfield, spokeswoman for the Iowa Donor Network, says it’s a time to […]

Some elements of Governor Kim Reynolds’ plan to improve Iowa students’ reading scores have won approval in the Iowa House. Under the bill, schools must notify parents if their child isn’t reading at grade level […]

Iowa now has a law modeled after the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Governor Kim Reynolds signed the bill into law last night at an event sponsored by The Family Leader, a Christian conservative group. […]

A bill that’s passed the Iowa Senate would block lawsuits against farm chemical companies based on how the products are labeled. It means the companies couldn’t be sued for failing to warn of potential health […]

There are likely to be new limits on how much THC from hemp may be legally added to food or drinks sold in Iowa. A bill that’s passed the Iowa House and Senate closes what […]

Iowa Wesleyan University announced its closure one year ago and since then campus buildings in Mt. Pleasant have been sold and the university archives have been divided. There are efforts to try and preserve some […]

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is joining counterparts in 26 other states in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject what she calls Illinois’ unconstitutional ban on AR-15s and other semi-automatic rifles. Bird calls the […]

State Climatologist Justin Glisan says March saw a turnaround after what was the third-driest February on record. “A statewide average of about a half an inch above normal, so definitely good rain totals across much […]

Iowans who were sexually abused by Boy Scout troop leaders decades ago could get much less money from a national settlement than victims in other states unless state lawmakers act this month to change Iowa […]

It’s springtime and Iowans are likely to start noticing more infestations of the emerald ash borer, which has been found in 98 of Iowa’s 99 counties. Mike Kintner, an entomologist with the Iowa Department of […]

Iowa’s economy bucked the regional trend and improved slightly during March, but the monthly Creighton University survey of supply managers in Iowa and eight other Midwestern states finds the region’s manufacturing sector slipped into recession […]

Republicans in the Iowa legislature have voted to prevent city and county building codes that restrict what kind of siding can be used on the outside of homes. Senator Janice Weiner (WY-ner), a Democrat from […]