Authorities say a caller claimed two people had been shot in rural Webster County last night and the suspect fled on foot. Deputies responded to what now appears to be a double-murder/suicide. After entering the […]

The Des Moines Civic Center is launching a new Explorer Series tomorrow night that will include in-person talks from a NASA engineer who puts robots on Mars, a deep-ocean underwater photographer, and Mike Libecki, who […]

The leader of Democrats in the Iowa House says there’s troubling testimony in recently revealed court documents about the state investigation of sports gambling among Iowa and Iowa State athletes. House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst […]

Iowa’s public schools would have the option of having a paid or volunteer chaplain on staff if a bill being considered in the Iowa Senate becomes law. Pastor Mike Demastus of the Fort Des Moines […]

Reynolds open to future, not retroactive changes in pipeline regulations Governor Kim Reynolds says she’s open to considering changes in how state officials review applications for building and maintaining pipelines in Iowa, but Reynolds says […]

Iowa roads that were knee-deep in snow and ice just a matter of days ago are quickly becoming moonscapes, as fender-rattling potholes are suddenly making our streets and highways a challenging obstacle course. Bob Ellis, […]

Governor Kim Reynolds says Iowans would still get a small property tax break under her updated proposal for Area Education Agencies. Earlier this month Reynolds called for AEAs to focus solely on services for students […]

Iowa law lets teenagers start driving themselves to and from school or to work on a farm when they’re 14-and-a-half. A bill ready for debate in a senate committee would let teens drive themselves to […]

Iowa is one of three states that do not have an official state fish. A northwest Iowa legislator’s proposal could change that. State Representative John Wills of Spirit Lake said the nomination came from a […]

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office has charged a juvenile after threats were made Thursday afternoon at Sidney Elementary School. Authorities say that deputies learned the student made threatening statements indicating they had an explosive device […]

The annual Okoboji Winter Games are underway in northwest Iowa. Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce director Blain Andera says the games are on despite the warmer weather. “We have however, moved a few of […]

Governor Kim Reynolds and two dozen other Republican governors are siding with the governor of Texas in his border dispute with the Biden Administration. The statement from the governors comes after the U.S. Supreme Court […]

Iowans who are anxious to get their federal tax returns done in hopes of securing a refund can submit the forms yet today, if they want. IRS spokesman Christopher Miller says the agency won’t formally […]