A best-selling author from Texas will be appearing in central Iowa tonight. Sidney Thompson is perhaps best known for telling the true-life story of one of the American West’s first African American lawmen, who’s the […]

The historic Stage Coach Inn in West Liberty is moving three miles to the West Liberty Heritage Foundation’s depot today. The structure along Highway 6 in West Liberty was built before Iowa was even a […]

Three of the Iowa Republicans who serve in the U-S House have filed their nomination papers for the June Primary on the opening day the lists of petition signatures are being accepted. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson […]

A Red Flag Warning is posted today for most of Iowa and residents are warned not to do any open burning, as vegetation is very dry and winds will be gusting. Meteorologist Kristy Carter, at […]

As spring nears, farmers are starting to worry again about moisture levels, because the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map for Iowa shows almost a fifth of the state is in extreme drought, with more than […]

The Iowa D-N-R says a dead animal found by a conservation officer on the I-80 median along the interchange with I-280 near Davenport is a gray wolf. State furbearer biologist, Vince Evelsizer, says they saw […]

Two dozen cats were removed from a house in Des Moines this week. A news release from the Animal Rescue League of Iowa says the 24 cats were everywhere in the house, and their droppings […]

Iowans who know someone who lives by the six pillars of character are invited to nominate someone, a business or organization for this year’s Iowa Character Awards. Those pillars are: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring […]

The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled in the first review of whether state lawmakers have immunity when it comes to releasing information on their discussions. The League of Latin American Citizens of Iowa (LULAC) served […]

The governor has proclaimed this as the Day of Kindness in Iowa, as residents are encouraged to intentionally do something nice for someone, even if it’s a small act. Kara Matheson, a vice president at […]

Hopes raised in January for a turnaround in the state drought situation went away as February turned dry. Iowa DNR Hydrologist, Tim Hall says the latest Drought Monitor Report shows that. “There’s a significant chunk […]

An audit into the Webster County Public Health Department was released Thursday nearly two years after the firing of its public health director. Kari Prescott was let go from her job in May of 2022 […]

The Iowa House has voted to increase the fines for violating Iowa’s open meetings law. The House bill would require government officials to complete a course that explains Iowa’s open meetings and open records law […]

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is asking the public for help in finding out how one of the state’s oldest trees got damaged. The DNR says someone reported a burning tree Sunday at Geode […]

Republicans in the Iowa House have voted to provide a 3% boost in per pupil state funding for public schools in the next academic year, as well as a 3% increase in state payments into […]

The phrase “just say no” was part of a major anti-drug campaign in the 1980s, but saying no to certain situations in life is still difficult for many people, especially those of us who were […]

Republicans and Democrats on an Iowa House committee have unanimously voted to dismiss an ethics complaint against Republican Jeff Shipley, a state representative from Birmingham. Sara Hayden Parris of Johnston accused Shipley of defaming her […]

Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell has announced that Jake Waters has been promoted to running backs coach. “Jake is a valuable and talented member of our coaching staff and we are excited to see […]