We’re 11 days into the new year now and while some Iowans resolved to lose weight, save money or travel more, certain resolutions can have the critical, long-term benefit of reducing your risk of developing […]

The number of Iowans who volunteer their time is growing, and college students in northeast Iowa are a big part of that. The Volunteer Center of the Cedar Valley pairs potential volunteers with some 250 […]

Two Republican presidential candidates faced off on CNN tonight, mostly arguing that the opponent on stage was unfit to be their party’s presidential nominee. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley […]

The panel of lawmakers that oversees state agency regulations has conducted its initial review of how the Iowa Board of Medicine intends to enforce Iowa’s six-week abortion ban. The law, passed in July, has not […]

State Auditor Rob Sand, the only Democrat in statewide office, is questioning the governor’s plan to overhaul special education programs and create a new division in the Iowa Department of Education to oversee Area Education […]

Officials say some Iowa counties could fall short of having enough money to fund roads unless state lawmakers take action. Woodbury County Engineer Mark Nahra says changes to Iowa’s new property tax system mean a […]

Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Larson Christensen is asking lawmakers to raise the pay for Iowa judges. “They are paid less than judges in every state that touches Iowa,” Christensen said this morning. “…Iowa […]

The wicked cold of winter has moved into the region, and it’s prompting an increase in flows upstream on the Missouri River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued a statement that it increased […]

The last opportunity for hunters to take a deer this season will focus on unclaimed deer tags in individual counties. Iowa DNR state deer biologist Jace Elliott says this final season helps with population control. […]

Iowans who are working to keep their New Year’s resolutions to lose weight might be considering any of several new “break-through” drugs, but they’re not for everyone, despite what some celebrities may tout in tabloids. […]

Governor Kim Reynolds is calling for another reduction in Iowa’s personal income tax and a 50% increase in the minimum salary for first-time teachers. Reynolds delivered the annual “Condition of the State” address tonight and […]

City, county and state road crews have been on-the-job since late Monday, working with snow plows, trucks and other heavy equipment to push aside and remove the snow from our thoroughfares. Ryan Weideman, a secondary […]

Following the deadly shootings at Perry High School, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is renewing an appeal to his colleagues to pass a bill which he says would help to make schools nationwide safer. Grassley says […]

For many Iowans, this will be the first snow they’ve shoveled since last winter, and the experts say such strenuous exercise can be very hard on the heart. Meteorologist Peter Speck, at the National Weather […]

Iowa GOP chairman Jeff Kaufmann says the Republican Party’s Caucuses next Monday will start at 7 p.m. — whatever weather Iowa is experiencing at that time. “It’s going to go on, no matter what,” Kaufmann […]

Iowa’s largest electric utility is reporting scattered power outages as the first statewide snowstorm of the season is blanketing much of Iowa with a layer of heavy, wet snow. MidAmerican Energy spokeswoman Tina Hoffman says […]

Republican presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy say it’s concerning that America’s top military official was hospitalized, but neither the White House nor congress were notified. “The idea that the secretary of defense is […]

Governor Kim Reynolds will unveil her 2024 legislative priorities during tonight’s “Condition of the State” address. “I’ll share some ideas that I think will continue our momentum and success,” Reynolds said Monday morning, “continue to […]