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 […]

Ben McCollum, architect to the most successful men’s college basketball dynasty of the last decade, was named men’s basketball head coach at Drake University, Athletics Director Brian Hardin announced on Monday, April 1. A native […]

The wife of a Woodbury County Supervisor has been sentenced to prison after being convicted late last year on 52 counts of voter fraud. Kim Taylor must serve four months in federal prison and four […]

A deadline is coming up for those who may have unclaimed tax refunds from 2020. IRS spokesman, Christopher Miller, says there is a chunk of unclaimed money out there. “The IRS estimates there is nearly […]

A popular summer concert series in central Iowa is changing its venue. Andy TeBockhorst, the interim executive director of the Des Moines Music Coalition, says the 80/35 Music Festival has been held the past 14 […]

County officials could decide if property owners in their county may continue getting a tax exemption for land with timber or fruit trees on it under a bill in the Iowa Senate. The bill, which […]

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he hopes Iowa officials reconsider the decision to turn down additional federal food assistance in the summer for about 240,000 Iowa children from low income households. “I’m hopeful that […]

The Iowa Utilities Board released its ruling today on MidAmerican Energy’s request for a natural gas service rate increase. The IUB approved a 3.8% increase in natural gas service rates following hearings on the rate […]

One northeast Iowa farmer has a head start on coloring his Easter eggs. Mark Westbrock keeps between 180 to 200 chickens on his Solstice Farm in Waverly. They provide eggs that range in color from […]

Organizers of an annual Christian music festival held in northwest Iowa are hoping to break an attendance record that was set long ago by the Ku Klux Klan. Rob Roozeboom, founder and president of Rise […]

Republicans in the Iowa House have released an overall state spending goal for the next budgeting year that’s $82 million higher than Republicans in the Iowa Senate have proposed. It’s also $35 million than Governor […]

The top Republican in the U.S. House says he’ll push for approval of wartime funding for Ukraine when the House reconvenes in April. Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Marion who is a member […]

A small team is reporting huge success with a program that helps University of Iowa Health Care patients save money on their prescriptions. Last year, the UIHC Medication Assistance Center saved thousands of uninsured or […]