A nonprofit in Muscatine that helps adults with disabilities and the elderly is reopening its holiday fundraiser after vandalism and theft shut it down. Crossroads Incorporated set up a holiday light show in Muscatine’s Weed […]

The updated Iowa Drought Monitor shows 97% of the state is in drought or near-drought conditions. Much of the state is in severe or extreme drought. The area of extreme drought in eastern Iowa goes […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says it’s time for a “comprehensive review” of Iowa’s nine Area Education Agencies that mainly provide services to children with disabilities. “The AEAs are a bureaucracy that’s been in place for 50 […]

As the end of the year nears, Iowans are being warned about a sharp rise in bogus phone calls over the paying of your taxes. Internal Revenue Service spokesman Christopher Miller says scammers are calling, […]

Vaccination rates in Iowa for both the flu and COVID-19 are lagging behind recent years, and health professionals are referring to the trend as “vaccine fatigue,” as some people would like to forget the whole […]

The marching band from Sioux City Bishop Heelan High School will perform at halftime of the Peach Bowl in Atlanta on Saturday. Jeana Larson is the school’s band director. “To be a national stage in […]

An animal shelter in northeast Iowa is seeing an unusual spike in its year-end number of animals. The Cedar Bend Humane Society, based in Waterloo, is caring for nearly 500 cats, dogs, and smaller animals. […]

A Missouri man was killed in a crash Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 35 near Ellsworth in Hamilton County. Reportedly, a northbound 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche pickup truck driven by 29-year-old Pedro Quintanilla Castellanos of Kansas City, […]

Two Iowa-based political science professors say their polling shows voters who say they’re backing Donald Trump aren’t likely to change their minds when voting begins next month. Iowa State University professor David Peterson is manager […]

With just a few days left in 2023, many Iowans are making year-end donations to charities to help with their tax picture next year, but they’re warned to look closely before writing the check. Teresa […]

For over a year, Governor Kim Reynolds has been saying her goal is to eliminate the state income tax by the end of 2026 and two weeks from today Reynolds has indicated she’ll present a […]

The University of Okoboji Winter Games start a month from today in the Iowa Great Lakes region. Outdoor events include flag football and a keg toss. There are indoor events, like bowling and a cribbage […]

A Dubuque native who’s been in the Iowa legislature since 1993 has a new role in the Iowa Senate, but she hasn’t decided whether to seek reelection in 2024. Democrats in the Iowa Senate met […]